Légende

Crossguard tsuba, Round tsuba maru gata in the Chinese Cantonese style, with a distinct, finely fluted gilded edge and a narrow border with a stylized, delicately engraved plant twig. Seppa dai silver, round, decorated with an engraved horizontal stripe motif of stylized groups of trees. Shield decoration is openwork, in the shape of a braid with four cross-shaped rectangles containing ideograms in the style of seal script. Not signed. 18th century Edo period, 1603–1868, Japan. Tsuba; diameter 7.6 cm, thickness 0.5 cm., A round metal object with a lattice-like openwork pattern and a raised textured rim, showing colors of dark brown, gray, gold, and hints of silver; the center has a smooth gray area flanked by two rounded cutouts and a tapered central opening, with a group of rectangular decorative panels around the inner circle that include gold accents; the lattice sections form a repeating geometric grid and the rim has a ridged pattern with worn gold coloring against a gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A20_464

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

103.0Mo (5.2Mo) / 50.8cm x 50.8cm / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Crossguard tsuba Round tsuba maru gata Chinese Cantonese style distinct finely fluted gilded edge narrow border stylized delicately engraved plant twig Seppa dai silver round decorated engraved horizontal stripe motif stylized groups trees Shield decoration openwork shape braid four cross-shaped rectangles containing ideograms style seal script signed 18th century Edo period 1603–1868 Japan Tsuba diameter 7.6 cm thickness 0.5 cm round metal object lattice- openwork pattern raised textured rim showing colors dark brown gray gold hints silver center smooth gray area flanked two rounded cutouts tapered central opening group rectangular decorative panels inner circle include gold accents lattice sections form repeating geometric grid ridged pattern worn gold coloring gray background.