Tsuba, Marugata, 1909.W.1347, Saneori (smith)
Also known as: Tsuba, Marugata, 1909.W.1347, Saneori (Schmied)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Tsuba, Marugata, 1909.W.1347, Saneori (smith) is held by German Blade Museum. Museum description: One hitsu-ana, not demarcated from the motif, adjusted with shakudō.
Rim (mimi) is gilded; signed: „Ômi ju Saneori“ (“Saneori from Ômi Province”). Motif in nikubori-ji-sukashi: iris leaves and blossoms (shobu) arranged in a circle.; Inscription: „Ômi ju Saneori“ (“Saneori from Ômi Province”) () The museum record gives measurements Overall height: 75 mm; Diameter: 5 mm; Weight: 90 g; place associated: Asia, Japan (Ômi Province) (production); maker recorded: Saneori (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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Gesamthöhe: 75 mm; Durchmesser: 5 mm; Gewicht: 90 g
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Eisen, Gold, Shakudô (Material/Technik)
- Maker recorded
- Saneori (Schmied)
- Place recorded
- Asien, Japan (Provinz Ômi) (Herstellung)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1091/item_I4VQXF3Z5PD24G2CP3TPIESXW3UZU36C
- Museum attribution
- Saneori (Schmied)
- Museum object name
- Tsuba, Marugata, 1909.W.1347
- 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.