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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An unpublished catalogue of the A. H. Church collection of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) by Albert James Koop.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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Aori-shaped tsuba depicting a fisherman with his cormorant

  • Literature notes

    Aori; in low relief and iroye incrustation is an old fisherman standing on the high bank of a stream, with his cormorant perched on the long ladle which he carries erect at his shoulder; above is the full moon behind clouds; at the back is more of the stream with a small weir. Signed: Setsuzan [Japanese text] with kakihan [Figure]. (A name of the founder; but the guard probably a copy.)

    F. V. Dickins Collection.
  • Details

    Associated place
    Asia Japan (place of creation)
    Date
    possibly 19th century (1801 - 1900)
    Material and technique
    shibuichi, with iro-e zōgan (multi-metal inlay) decoration
    Dimensions
    6.8 x 5.8 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    Technique index
    Object type index
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Bequeathed by Sir Arthur H. Church, 1915.
    Accession no.
    EAX.11112
  • Further reading

    Koop, Albert James, The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba), 3 vols (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 1929), no. 1112

Glossary (2)

shibuichi, tsuba

  • shibuichi

    alloy of copper and silver, patinated to a dull grey-green colour

  • tsuba

    Japanese sword guard.

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    • 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)

    Aori; in low relief and iroye incrustation is an old fisherman standing on the high bank of a stream, with his cormorant perched on the long ladle which he carries erect at his shoulder; above is the full moon behind clouds; at the back is more of the stream with a small weir. Signed: Setsuzan [Japanese text] with kakihan [Figure]. (A name of the founder; but the guard probably a copy.)

    F. V. Dickins Collection.
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