Tsuba, Kawarigata, 1909.W.1339, Kinai (smith)
Also known as: Tsuba, Kawarigata, 1909.W.1339, Kinai (Schmied)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Tsuba, Kawarigata, 1909.W.1339, Kinai (smith) is held by German Blade Museum. Museum description: Hitsu-ana for kozuka and kōgai, both closed with shakudō; signed "Echizen ju Kinai saku" ("made by Kinai from Echizen Province"; Kinai: group of tsuba makers from Echizen). Motif in hori and sukashi: large peony blossom, the fringed petals executed with ko-sukashi, engraved petal structures. A very well-worked piece.; Inscription: "Echizen ju Kinai saku" ("made by Kinai from Echizen Province" (?) () The museum record gives measurements Gesamthöhe: 75 mm; Durchmesser: 6 mm; place associated: Asien, Japan (Provinz Echizen) (Herstellung); maker recorded: Kinai (Schmied). 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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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Gesamthöhe: 75 mm; Durchmesser: 6 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Eisen, Shakudô (Material/Technik)
- Maker recorded
- Kinai (Schmied)
- Place recorded
- Asien, Japan (Provinz Echizen) (Herstellung)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1091/item_GOZPS3YGZKVHLH4NPTLMUBHYHW6MNUE3
- Museum attribution
- Kinai (Schmied)
- Museum object name
- Tsuba, Kawarigata, 1909.W.1339
- 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.