Légende

Crossguard tsuba, Kaneie; geese; sword crossguards; mokkô; Japanese art; Japanese culture; swords; katana; weapons; bladed weapons; Edo period 1603–1868; birds; grasses; boats. Tsuba for a tachi sword. Quatrefoil shape mokkô gata with a slightly raised edge of the uchi kaeshi / ryôhitsu ana type. Decorated on the obverse with wild geese flying over a water's edge overgrown with reeds; on the reverse, sails of three boats at the top and fishing nets drying on the shore below. Gold-inlaid details. Signed. Early 19th century Edo period. Fushimi, Yamashiro province, Japan. Tsuba; height 10.9 cm, width 10.2 cm, depth 0.45 cm., A flat, rounded metallic object with an irregular flower-like outline rests against a neutral gray background; the metal surface is dark brown with mottled rust tones and small patches of lighter brown and faint golden flecks, and it has a few rounded cutouts and an elongated horizontal opening near the center, along with subtle raised and recessed areas indicating shallow decorative grooves.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A27_252

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

103.0Mo (1.7Mo) / 50.8cm x 50.8cm / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Crossguard tsuba Kaneie geese sword crossguards mokkô Japanese art Japanese culture swords katana weapons bladed weapons Edo period 1603–1868 birds grasses boats Tsuba tachi sword Quatrefoil shape gata slightly raised edge uchi kaeshi ryôhitsu ana type Decorated obverse wild geese flying water's edge overgrown reeds reverse sails three boats top fishing nets drying shore Gold-inlaid details Signed Early 19th century Edo period Fushimi Yamashiro province Japan height 10.9 cm width 10.2 cm depth 0.45 cm flat rounded metallic object irregular flower- outline rests neutral gray background metal surface dark brown mottled rust tones small patches lighter brown faint golden flecks rounded cutouts elongated horizontal opening near center subtle raised recessed areas indicating shallow decorative grooves.