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Aori-shaped tsuba depicting Ni-ō, the Two Guardian Gods, hand wrestling
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- c. 1850
- Material and technique
- shibuichi, with hammered-up edge, engraved decoration, and inlaid with gold; ryōhitsu plugged with soft metal, probably shakudō, gilded, and with nekogaki engraving
- Dimensions
- 8.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › alloy › silver alloy › shibuichi,processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shibuichi,processed material › metal › gold,processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shakudō
- 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.10936
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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. 936
Glossary (3)
shakudō, shibuichi, tsuba
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shakudō
alloy of copper and gold, patinated to a dark blue-black colour
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shibuichi
alloy of copper and silver, patinated to a dull grey-green colour
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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)
Aori; hammered-up edge; low, partly sunk relief with engraving and slight inlay of gold; the Ni-ō or Two Guardian Gods engaged in hand-wrestling; at the back, a pine-tree; gilt "cat-scratched" plugs to rh. Signed: Toshihiro [Japanese text] with kakihan [Japanese text]. (Unrecorded.)
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