Tsuba, Marugata, 1961.W.101
Record status
Individual type · partial
Tsuba, Marugata, 1961.W.101 is held by German Blade Museum. Museum description: Wide, stepped and slightly convex rim, hitsu-ana for kozuka and kōgai, the latter offset slightly downwards. Motif in ko-sukashi: crescent moon, cross with diagonal bars (wooden clappers? Hyôshigi) and water drop(?), additionally scattered brass inlays (zôgan) in the form of chrysanthemum blossoms, blossoming plum branches and delicate tendrils, some inlays missing. The museum record gives measurements total height: 84 mm; diameter: 3 mm (2.4 mm); weight: 74 g; place associated: Asia, Japan (manufacture). 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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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Gesamthöhe: 84 mm; Durchmesser: 3 mm (2,4 mm); Gewicht: 74 g
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Eisen, Messing (Material/Technik)
- Place recorded
- Asien, Japan (Herstellung)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1091/item_MNVVFHHCBRRPGLJSGG6XOCMEEEJR7DMS
- Museum object name
- Tsuba, Marugata, 1961.W.101
- 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.