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An unpublished catalogue of the A. H. Church collection of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) by Albert James Koop.
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Lobed tsuba with ovals
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Literature notes
Four-lobed (but not mokkō); ishime ground of fine pointillé work, covering the sd.; the gilding now remains in the hollows only; the back is otherwise plain, the front has on each lobe a long oval device (somewhat of T form) in dark or light green champlevé enamel. -
Details
- Associated place
- Date
- c. 1800
- Material and technique
- obverse and reverse: sentoku, with punched ishime surface, and traces of gilding; soft metal kozuka-hole plug obverse: with green champlevé enamel decoration
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 6 cm (height x width)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › alloy › sentoku,
- 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.11149
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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. 1149
Glossary (3)
kozuka, sentoku, tsuba
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kozuka
The handle that holds the small knife called the kogatana.
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sentoku
A kind of brass made from an alloy of copper, zinc, and tin.
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tsuba
Japanese sword guard.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)
Four-lobed (but not mokkō); ishime ground of fine pointillé work, covering the sd.; the gilding now remains in the hollows only; the back is otherwise plain, the front has on each lobe a long oval device (somewhat of T form) in dark or light green champlevé enamel.
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