Tantō-Tsuba, Nade-gakugata, 1999.W.007, Shoryūsai (smith)
Also known as: Tantô-Tsuba, Nade-gakugata, 1999.W.007, Shoryûsai (Schmied)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Tantō-Tsuba, Nade-gakugata, 1999.W.007, Shoryūsai (smith) is held by German Blade Museum. Museum description: Kozuka-hitsu-ana; signed "Shoryūsai". Motif in zōgan: hanging plum branch with buds and blossoms on the front; only one bud and one blossom on the reverse; accented with gold. The rim of the shibuichi plate is provided with a fukurin (decorative rim) made of akagane in the form of a bent bamboo stalk.; Inscription: "Shoryūsai" () The museum record gives measurements total height: 65 mm; diameter: 4 mm; place associated: Asia, Japan (Shōnai school) (manufacture); maker recorded: Shoryūsai (smith). These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Gesamthöhe: 65 mm; Durchmesser: 4 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Shibuichi, Akagane (Kupfer), Gold (Material/Technik)
- Maker recorded
- Shoryûsai (Schmied)
- Place recorded
- Asien, Japan (Shônai-Schule) (Herstellung)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1091/item_HLOBMB7KYM54WXPGTKGGVHECYJ27O6SP
- Museum attribution
- Shoryûsai (Schmied)
- Museum object name
- Tantô-Tsuba, Nade-gakugata, 1999.W.007
- Holding institution
- German Blade Museum
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.