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Crossguard tsuba, Sunagawa, Masayoshi, / personal slogans / artist, Sunagawa, school author; Japanese art, Japanese culture, Edo 1603–1868; weapons, melee weapons, swords, katana, sword crossguards; pine trees, bamboos. Round tsuba tatemaru gata, with one side hole katahitsu ana, massive rectangular edge kaku mimi closing an openwork positive composition depicting a spreading pine tree with bamboo growing from its thick trunk, marked with a few leaves. Seppa dai oval; the kozuka hitsu ana hole is woven into the decorative motif, although clearly visible. Signed. 1st half of the 19th century Edo period, Japan. Tsuba; height 7.75 cm, width 7.4 cm, thickness 0.5 cm., A round dark brown metal object with an openwork design showing carved floral and organic shapes, a central oval opening, and a smaller round hole, set against a uniform light gray background; the metal shows areas of lighter brown and subtle darker patina.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A27_246

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103.0Mb (1.7Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Sunagawa Masayoshi personal slogans artist school author Japanese art Japanese culture Edo 1603–1868 weapons melee weapons swords katana sword crossguards pine trees bamboos Round tsuba tatemaru gata side hole katahitsu ana massive rectangular edge kaku mimi closing openwork positive composition depicting spreading pine tree bamboo growing thick trunk marked leaves Seppa dai oval kozuka hitsu ana hole woven decorative motif visible Signed 1st half 19th century Edo period Japan Tsuba height 7.75 cm width 7.4 cm thickness 0.5 cm round dark brown metal object openwork design showing carved floral organic shapes central oval opening smaller round hole set uniform light gray background metal areas lighter brown subtle darker patina.