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An unpublished catalogue of the A. H. Church collection of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) by Albert James Koop.
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Tsuba with heraldic aoi, or hollyhock leaves
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Literature notes
On the front are three heraldic aoi leaves, one (below) modelled in low relief, another in sunk relief with its edge in pierced work, the third (above) partly engraved, partly in fine sawcutting (ito-sukashi); the two latter are repeated on the back, and all five have the stalk in sunk relief.
This would appear to be the smaller of a pair, of which the other (3.1" by 3"), of otherwise identical description, was aquired by the V. and A. M. in 1911 from the Hawkshaw Collection (no.1316). -
Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 19th century (1801 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- iron, with ito-sukashi decoration (‘thread-piercing’ openwork), and engraved decoration; tang-hole plugged with soft metal, probably copper
- Dimensions
- 7.7 x 7.4 cm (height x width)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › iron,
- 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.10702
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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. 702
Glossary
tsuba
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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)
On the front are three heraldic aoi leaves, one (below) modelled in low relief, another in sunk relief with its edge in pierced work, the third (above) partly engraved, partly in fine sawcutting (ito-sukashi); the two latter are repeated on the back, and all five have the stalk in sunk relief.
This would appear to be the smaller of a pair, of which the other (3.1" by 3"), of otherwise identical description, was aquired by the V. and A. M. in 1911 from the Hawkshaw Collection (no.1316).
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