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Lenticular tsuba with takaramono, or precious things
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1741 - 1865
- Material and technique
- shibuichi, with iro-e zōgan (multi-metal inlay) decoration, and engraved decoration; gilt copper kozuka-hole plug, with nekogaki engraving; tang-hole plugged with soft metal, probably copper
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 7 cm (height x width)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › alloy › silver alloy › shibuichi,processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shibuichi,
- Technique index
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covered › metallized › gilded,
- 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.11012
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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. 1012
Glossary (4)
kozuka, shibuichi, takaramono, tsuba
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kozuka
The handle that holds the small knife called the kogatana.
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shibuichi
alloy of copper and silver, patinated to a dull grey-green colour
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takaramono
A Japanese lucky charm, or treasure.
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tsuba
Japanese sword guard.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)
Lenticular; in very flat or sunk relief, with engraving and iroye incrustation, are various of the Luck Objects (Takaramono); on the front; shippō, store-house key, bowl of three tama, hat and cloack of invisibility, Daikoku's mallet, a money-bag, fundō and chōji; at the back, Hotei's treasure-sack, a bale of rice, and two bundles of noshi; "cat-scratched" copper-gilt plug to kodzuka-hole. Signed: Sekijōken Motozane [as EAX.11010].
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