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Aori-shaped tsuba depicting a fisherman with his cormorant
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- possibly 19th century (1801 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- shibuichi, with iro-e zōgan (multi-metal inlay) decoration
- Dimensions
- 6.8 x 5.8 cm (height x width)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shibuichi,
- Technique index
- 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.11112
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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. 1112
Glossary (2)
shibuichi, tsuba
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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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Publications online
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The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)
Aori; in low relief and iroye incrustation is an old fisherman standing on the high bank of a stream, with his cormorant perched on the long ladle which he carries erect at his shoulder; above is the full moon behind clouds; at the back is more of the stream with a small weir. Signed: Setsuzan [Japanese text] with kakihan [Figure]. (A name of the founder; but the guard probably a copy.)
F. V. Dickins Collection.
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