Tsuba, Mokkôgata, 1909.W.1368
Record status
Individual type · partial
Tsuba, Mokkôgata, 1909.W.1368 is held by German Blade Museum (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: Soft outline, slightly thickened rim, hitsu-ana for kozuka and kôgai, the latter plugged.
Motif in zôgan: humorous depiction of a farmer with a giant hat running home in heavy rain and a thunderstorm. Figure of the farmer inlaid in relief in shibuichi, lightning in gold. A very good and rare piece. The collection record gives measurements total height: 79 mm; diameter: 5 mm (4.6 mm); format: iron, gold, shibuichi (material/technique). Published through Europeana; 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: 79 mm; Durchmesser: 5 mm (4,6 mm)
Technical characteristics
- Format recorded
- Eisen, Gold, Shibuichi (Material/Technik)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1091/item_ZD4PNPBN33TJ5VMIB3GNHJWORYCAZ6BO
- Museum object name
- Tsuba, Mokkôgata, 1909.W.1368
- 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.
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