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Lenticular tsuba with gourds on a vine

Glossary (3)

kozuka, shakudō, tsuba

  • kozuka

    The handle that holds the small knife called the kogatana.

  • shakudō

    alloy of copper and gold, patinated to a dark blue-black colour

  • tsuba

    Japanese sword guard.

Location

    • 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)

    Lenticular, with "wire" edge; on each face a gourd-vine delicately modelled in low, partly sunk relief, against an interrupted lattice rendered by fine sawcuts; the small fruits ("double gourds") are encrusted with gold or silver, which metals also provide a number of dewdrops.

    Sir Arthur Church reads the name as Katsunari.
  • The A.H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba) by Albert James Koop

    The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)

    Lenticular, with "wire" edge; on each face a gourd-vine delicately modelled in low, partly sunk relief, against an interrupted lattice rendered by fine sawcuts; the small fruits ("double gourds") are encrusted with gold or silver, which metals also provide a number of dewdrops.

    Sir Arthur Church reads the name as Katsunari.

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