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An unpublished catalogue of the A. H. Church collection of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) by Albert James Koop.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

    Rounded oblong, thickening towards the moulded edge (which imitates a slender false rim); further description the same as for No.302 [EAX.10302], but without the sawari.

    Style of Shōami Kanesada.

    This and the previous guard [EAX.10302], though somewhat separated in date, are obviously very similar. The ascription to the Shōami (characters for the names not stated), neither of which I have been able to identify, originated apparently with H. L. Joly, who may have noted these designs on guards so signed.
  • Details

    Associated place
    Asia Japan (place of creation)
    Date
    19th century (1801 - 1900)
    Artist/maker
    Shōami School (active 1601 - 1909) (armourer)
    Material and technique
    iron, carved in sunk relief, and inlaid with gold wire
    Dimensions
    8.5 x 7.9 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    Technique index
    formed carved,
    Object type index
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Bequeathed by Sir Arthur H. Church, 1915.
    Accession no.
    EAX.10303
  • Further reading

    Koop, Albert James, The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba), 3 vols (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 1929), no. 303

Glossary

tsuba

  • tsuba

    Japanese sword guard.

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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)

    Rounded oblong, thickening towards the moulded edge (which imitates a slender false rim); further description the same as for No.302 [EAX.10302], but without the sawari.

    Style of Shōami Kanesada.

    This and the previous guard [EAX.10302], though somewhat separated in date, are obviously very similar. The ascription to the Shōami (characters for the names not stated), neither of which I have been able to identify, originated apparently with H. L. Joly, who may have noted these designs on guards so signed.
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