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Mokkō-shaped tsuba depicting Seidzu Kwannon, a form of the Bodhisat Avalokitesvara

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tsuba

  • 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)

    Rounded mokkō; "wire" edge; in bold relief is a representation of Seidzu Kwannon, a form of the Bodhisat Avalokitesvara, seated in meditation on a rock above the water, at her side a jug with a branch of willow in it; at the back a waterfall; a few patches of herbage and spray-drops in gold incrustation. Signed: Bokusui no hama ni oite ("on the shore of the Sumida River", i.e. at Yedo) Yoshiaki [Japanese text] kore wo tsukuru.

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