Tsuba
19th century (made)
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Hand-guard (tsuba) for a sword; copper with shibuichi (copper/silver alloy), gold and silver inlay. The front with sailing boats in front of Mount Fuji; the reverse with pampas grass in gold inlay and oblique chisel-cuts (Jap. katakiri-bori) in front of a silver moon. One of the holes for kozuka or kogai is plugged with the copper-gold alloy (shakudo).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | copper alloy inlaid with gold and silver |
| Brief description | Hand-guard (tsuba) for a sword, copper with gold and silver depicting sailing boats and Mount Fuji, one of the holes plugged with copper-gold alloy (shakudo), 19th century, Japan. |
| Physical description | Hand-guard (tsuba) for a sword; copper with shibuichi (copper/silver alloy), gold and silver inlay. The front with sailing boats in front of Mount Fuji; the reverse with pampas grass in gold inlay and oblique chisel-cuts (Jap. katakiri-bori) in front of a silver moon. One of the holes for kozuka or kogai is plugged with the copper-gold alloy (shakudo). |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Salting bequest |
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| Summary | Hand-guard (tsuba) for a sword; copper with shibuichi (copper/silver alloy), gold and silver inlay. The front with sailing boats in front of Mount Fuji; the reverse with pampas grass in gold inlay and oblique chisel-cuts (Jap. katakiri-bori) in front of a silver moon. One of the holes for kozuka or kogai is plugged with the copper-gold alloy (shakudo). |
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| Accession number | M.952-1910 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2009 |
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