Légende

Crossguard tsuba, Japanese, early 19th century Edo period, 1603–1868. Oval tsuba tatemaru gata with a rounded edge maru mimi, unsigned. Decorated on both sides in low and high relief hirabori, takabori with landscapes, figures and architecture: obverse shows sennin Bashiko sitting under a pine tree on the seashore with a dragon above him in the clouds; reverse shows a hut on a cliff. Legend: Bashiko healed a dragon which in gratitude took him to the land of immortality. Materials and technique typical of Japanese sword fittings; height 6.6 cm, width 6.0 cm, depth 0.45 cm., A rounded dark metal object with a textured surface and two openings near its center, decorated with gold and lighter metallic inlay forming cloudlike and wave patterns and a branch with blossoms, and a small figure wearing a patterned garment and holding a bowl rendered in dark, gold, silver, and gray tones.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A20_315

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

103.0Mo (4.5Mo) / 50.8cm x 50.8cm / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Crossguard tsuba Japanese early 19th century Edo period 1603–1868 Oval tsuba tatemaru gata rounded edge maru mimi unsigned Decorated sides low high relief hirabori takabori landscapes figures architecture obverse sennin Bashiko sitting under pine tree seashore dragon clouds reverse hut cliff Legend Bashiko healed gratitude land immortality Materials technique typical Japanese sword fittings height 6.6 cm width 6.0 cm depth 0.45 cm rounded dark metal object textured surface two openings near center decorated gold lighter metallic inlay forming cloudlike wave patterns branch blossoms small figure wearing patterned garment holding bowl rendered dark silver gray tones.