Légende

Crossguard tsuba, Oval tsuba tatemaru gata with an irregular edge, surface textured to imitate rock and cut into openwork irregular elongated holes. Inlaid in high relief with a motif of a blooming rose bush, a snail and flying bats. Signed: signature in flat gold inlay: italic character ju naga. 18th century Edo period, 1603–1868, Japan. Tsuba; height 8.0 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 0.5 cm., A round, flat metal object with an irregular, rough edge suspended against a plain light gray background; the metal surface is primarily dark brown with areas of darker gray and black, and it features a few smooth oval cutouts and several irregular holes. There are small decorative floral elements in a bright gold color clustered along one side and a few tiny gold accents elsewhere, while some areas of the metal show a subtle sheen and slight texture variations.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A21_349

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

103.0Mo (1.8Mo) / 50.8cm x 50.8cm / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Crossguard tsuba Oval tsuba tatemaru gata irregular edge surface textured imitate rock cut openwork irregular elongated holes Inlaid high relief motif blooming rose bush snail flying bats Signed signature flat gold inlay italic character ju naga 18th century Edo period 1603–1868 Japan Tsuba height 8.0 cm width 7.5 cm depth 0.5 cm round flat metal object irregular rough edge suspended plain light gray background metal surface primarily dark brown areas darker gray black features smooth oval cutouts several irregular holes small decorative floral elements bright gold color clustered side tiny gold accents elsewhere subtle sheen slight texture variations.