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Tsuba in the form of four leaves

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tsuba

  • 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)

    Elongated lozenge shape with lobed edges, formed as four leaves champlevé-enamelled green, leaving the venation and edge in reserve; the back unfinished and slightly concave.

    Adapted, by the cutting of a tang-hole and kozuka-hole, from a kugikakushi ("nail-hide"), an ornamental stud used to conceal unsightly constructional nails in architectural interior woodwork.

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