The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)
An unpublished catalogue of the A. H. Church collection of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) by Albert James Koop.
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Round tsuba with writing impliments
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Literature notes
Various writers' implements.
They include a paperweight (square rod with brass knob), two writing-brushes, two worn sticks of ink, two midzuire (water-droppers, one representing peach, the other chrysanthemum), and three suzuri (slate ink-palettes, one oblong, one oval, one of irregular shape). The midzuire and suzuri show their upper surface on both faces of the guard, with slightly different detail. -
Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 18th century (1701 - 1800)
- Material and technique
- iron, with cut and filed openwork decoration, and brass marubori-zōgan
- Dimensions
- 9 x 9 cm (height x width)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › iron,processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › brass
- Technique index
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cut,
- Object type index
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arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Bequeathed by Sir Arthur H. Church, 1915.
- Accession no.
- EAX.10771
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Further reading
Koop, Albert James, The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba), 3 vols (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 1929), no. 771
Glossary
tsuba
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tsuba
Japanese sword guard.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)
Various writers' implements.
They include a paperweight (square rod with brass knob), two writing-brushes, two worn sticks of ink, two midzuire (water-droppers, one representing peach, the other chrysanthemum), and three suzuri (slate ink-palettes, one oblong, one oval, one of irregular shape). The midzuire and suzuri show their upper surface on both faces of the guard, with slightly different detail.
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