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Tsuba with chrysanthemum florets and aoi, or hollyhock leaves

Glossary (2)

shakudō, tsuba

  • shakudō

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

  • 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 oblong, 24-lobed; the surface radially grooved to represent chrysanthemum florets; encrusted with four aoi plants (Asarum, wild ginger) in silver-gilt and shakudō.

    Signed (in swordsmiths' style: Sadahiro) ([Japanese text])

    The ornament is a subsequent addition, probably by the same Shōami artist as produced an almost identical design in no. 292 [EAX.10292].

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