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Tsuba with clematis, susuki grass, and mon crests of the Katagiri family

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)

    Slightly thickened towards the rounded edge; pierced with three yahadzu (two crossing above, a single one below) and encrusted on the front with trails of clematis, on the back with susuki grass (Eularia), in shakudō with gold flowers and tendrils.

    The yahadzu represents a single feather from an arrow, and two of them crossed (as here and on No.1117 [EAX.11117]), with the barred markings rendered, form the badge of the Katagiri family. They have been incorrectly described as "pieces of paper".

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