Tsuba, Aorigata, 1941.W.079
Record status
Individual type · partial
Tsuba, Aorigata, 1941.W.079 is held by German Blade Museum. Museum description: Kôgai-hitsu-ana, slightly thickened rim; signed “Myôchin Ki Yoshishige”. Motif in takabori: three large, sweeping kanji (Japanese characters) on a textured surface (presumably produced by heating, yakite). The museum record gives measurements overall height: 85 mm; diameter: 4 mm (3.3 mm); place associated: Asia, Japan (Kyôto, Myôchin school (?)) (production). 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.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Gesamthöhe: 85 mm; Durchmesser: 4 mm (3,3 mm)
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Eisen (Material/Technik)
- Place recorded
- Asien, Japan (Kyôto, Myôchin-Schule (?)) (Herstellung)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1091/item_KNIBFE45XYAXTDFHR7RKNQKKLLYAAWCR
- Museum object name
- Tsuba, Aorigata, 1941.W.079
- 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.