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Tsuba with karakusa, or scrolling plant pattern

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nunome-zōgan, tsuba

  • 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.

  • 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)

    A central oval panel which absorbs the seppadai and is cut into by the ryōhitsu is modelled on each face in sharp low relief with a different seal-form of the character [Japanese text] ju, "long life"; a close row of karakusa leaves in openwork separates this from the border of circular section; silver nunome covers this border, the characters and the raised edges of the panel.

    There is considerable Chinese influence about the design of this guard.

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