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Crossguard tsuba, Tsuchiya Yasuchika 1670–1744, Nara school. Tsuba in the nadegaku gata rectangle with rounded sides form with a slightly distinct rounded edge uchi kaeshi. Obverse in low relief: an elephant covering almost the entire plate; on its back a saddle cloth decorated with a rosette with a tendril and bordered with a meander, supporting a Buddhist flaming jewel Cintamani, symbolizing liberation through the Buddha. Reverse: a large rectangular panel with an inscription in kanji — a fragment of the Lotus Sutra; the backside bears a lengthy inscription relating to the arrival of the elephant in Japan. Edo period 18th/19th century, Japan. Metal tsuba; height 8.7 cm, width 7.9 cm, depth 0.4 cm., A flat, rounded object with a square central panel and three irregularly shaped cutouts, made of dark brown metal with areas of lighter metallic wear; the surface shows a textured, slightly pitted appearance and faint incised lines; a ring of darker brown outlines the outer edge while several patches of silver-gray spotting appear around the perimeter; the background is a pale gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A27_046

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

103.0Mo (5.8Mo) / 50.8cm x 50.8cm / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Crossguard tsuba Tsuchiya Yasuchika 1670–1744 Nara school Tsuba nadegaku gata rectangle rounded sides form slightly distinct rounded edge uchi kaeshi Obverse low relief elephant covering almost entire plate back saddle cloth decorated rosette tendril bordered meander supporting Buddhist flaming jewel Cintamani symbolizing liberation Buddha Reverse large rectangular panel inscription kanji fragment Lotus Sutra backside bears lengthy inscription relating arrival Japan Edo period 18th 19th century Metal tsuba height 8.7 cm width 7.9 cm depth 0.4 cm flat rounded object square central panel three irregularly shaped cutouts dark brown metal areas lighter metallic wear surface textured slightly pitted appearance faint incised lines ring darker brown outlines outer edge several patches silver-gray spotting perimeter background pale gray.