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An unpublished catalogue of the A. H. Church collection of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) by Albert James Koop.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 animals of the Chinese zodiac amid rocks
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Literature notes
Modelled in sharp relief with the animals of the Chinese zodiac amid rocks- on the front the hare, the ape (supporting the hitsu-border), the goat, horse, snake and dragon, with the sun-disk amid clouds; at the back are the tiger, bull, rat, hog, dog, and cock, with clouds above; the sun and details of the clouds and animals gilt in nunome; sharply raised rounded border; normal sd. -
Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 18th century (1701 - 1800)
- Material and technique
- iron, with gold nunome-zōgan decoration
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 7.5 cm (height x width)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › iron,
- Technique index
- 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.10822
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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. 822
Glossary (2)
nunome-zōgan, tsuba
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nunome-zōgan
Decorative application of metal sheeting (generally of gold or silver) where the iron ground is first cross-hatched and the metal burnished on.
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tsuba
Japanese sword guard.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)
Modelled in sharp relief with the animals of the Chinese zodiac amid rocks- on the front the hare, the ape (supporting the hitsu-border), the goat, horse, snake and dragon, with the sun-disk amid clouds; at the back are the tiger, bull, rat, hog, dog, and cock, with clouds above; the sun and details of the clouds and animals gilt in nunome; sharply raised rounded border; normal sd.
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