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The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)

An unpublished catalogue of the A. H. Church collection of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) by Albert James Koop.

The A.H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba) by Albert James Koop

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Tsuba with heraldic cherry blossoms

  • Literature notes

    Pierced in negative silhouette with two heraldic cherry-blossoms (one accompanied by a half blossom) alternating with two plum-flowers; ground of faint Amida-yasu-rime.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Japan (Higo province) (place of creation)
    Date
    17th - 18th century (1601 - 1800)
    Artist/maker
    Kamiyoshi School (possibly active 17th - 19th century) (armourer)
    Material and technique
    iron, with cut and filed openwork decoration; tang-hole plugged with soft metal, probably copper
    Dimensions
    7.7 x 7.7 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    iron,
    copper
    Technique index
    forged,
    openwork,
    cut,
    plugged
    Object type index
    tsuba
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Bequeathed by Sir Arthur H. Church, 1915.
    Accession no.
    EAX.10314

  • Further reading

    Koop, Albert James, The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba), 3 vols (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 1929), no. 314

Glossary

tsuba

Location

    • currently in research collection

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