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Aori-shaped tsuba depicting a statue of a Ni-ō, or Guardian God, by a temple
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 19th century (1801 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- shibuichi, with hammered-up edge, chased decoration, gilding, and inlaid with copper and shakudō
- Dimensions
- 6.6 x 6 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 › 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.10937
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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. 937
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; in low relief and fine chasing on the front is the angle of a temple-gate, with a fenced recess in which stands a statue of one of the Ni-ō (see 936) [EAX.10936] in very high incrustation of copper (his eyes shakudō, his scarf and other details gilt); there are also two pigeons, one roosting on a branch of the pine-tree of which the trunk appears at the back in sunk low relief and engraving.
Signed as 936 [EAX.10936], but with a different kakihan [Japanese text].
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