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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An unpublished catalogue of the A. H. Church collection of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) by Albert James Koop.

The A.H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba) by Albert James Koop

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Tsuba depicting Takeshiuchi-no-Sukune receiving gems from a demonfront

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Tsuba depicting Takeshiuchi-no-Sukune receiving gems from a demon

  • Literature notes

    Relief modelling with bold iroye incrustation and katakiri engraving; on the right, seated under a pine-tree (shown mainly at the back) is Takeshiuchi-no-sukune, the aged minister of the Empress Jingō, receiving the two tide-ruline gems offered by a kneeling demon, the servant of the Sea God. Signed: Kigōdō [Japanese text] Naoyoshi [Japanese text] with kakihan [Japanese text].

    Probably Nara (Toshinaga) work and therefore properly belonging to Group XXXVIII.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › Japan (place of creation)
    Date
    17th - 19th century (1601 - 1900)
    Material and technique
    sentoku, with iro-e zōgan (multi-metal inlay) decoration, and katakiri engraving (oblique chisel-cuts)
    Dimensions
    7.1 x 7 x 0.5 cm (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    processed material › metal › alloy › sentoku
    Technique index
    forged,
    covered › inlaid,
    printed › intaglio print › engraving
    Object type index
    arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Bequeathed by Sir Arthur H. Church, 1915.
    Accession no.
    EAX.10990

  • Further reading

    Koop, Albert James, The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba), 3 vols (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 1929), no. 990

Glossary (2)

sentoku, tsuba

  • sentoku

    A kind of brass made from an alloy of copper, zinc, and tin.

  • tsuba

    Japanese sword guard.

Location

    • currently in research collection

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  • The A.H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba) by Albert James Koop

    The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)

    Relief modelling with bold iroye incrustation and katakiri engraving; on the right, seated under a pine-tree (shown mainly at the back) is Takeshiuchi-no-sukune, the aged minister of the Empress Jingō, receiving the two tide-ruline gems offered by a kneeling demon, the servant of the Sea God. Signed: Kigōdō [Japanese text] Naoyoshi [Japanese text] with kakihan [Japanese text].

    Probably Nara (Toshinaga) work and therefore properly belonging to Group XXXVIII.
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