Tsuba, Kawarigata, 1909.W.1342
Record status
Individual type · partial
Tsuba, Kawarigata, 1909.W.1342 is held by German Blade Museum. Museum description: Hitsu-ana for kozuka and kōgai, wavy, irregularly thickened rim. Motif in takabori: old plum tree with gnarled trunk and young shoots with several silver blossoms with gilded stamens and many silver buds.
On the reverse, plum branches with buds. A good piece of work. The museum record gives measurements total height: 85 mm; diameter: 5 mm (4.6 mm); place associated: Asia, Japan (Yamato Province) (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
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Gesamthöhe: 85 mm; Durchmesser: 5 mm (4,6 mm)
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Eisen, Silber, Gold (Material/Technik)
- Place recorded
- Asien, Japan (Provinz Yamato) (Herstellung)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1091/item_BQIOFBLQBCAVO7ZBKAQDUYQPX26FKSOC
- Museum object name
- Tsuba, Kawarigata, 1909.W.1342
- 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.