Tsuba, Mokkôgata, 2016.W.001
Record status
Individual type · partial
Tsuba, Mokkôgata, 2016.W.001 is held by German Blade Museum (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: Wide rim, regularly notched on the outside, hitsu-ana for kozuka and kôgai.
Motif: marine creatures among tendrils on an openwork ground, the eyes accentuated with gold. This work was influenced by European rapier guards, hence also the designation "Namban Tsuba" (= southern barbarians, i.e. influenced by China and Korea, but also by distant Europe). The collection record gives measurements total height: 79 mm; diameter: 3 mm (3.3 mm); format: iron, gold (material/technique). Published through Europeana; 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
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Gesamthöhe: 79 mm; Durchmesser: 3 mm (3,3 mm)
Technical characteristics
- Format recorded
- Eisen, Gold (Material/Technik)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1091/item_ZIWGIXG6HK4VC2UYD2EUDSEMU5GQQOZO
- Museum object name
- Tsuba, Mokkôgata, 2016.W.001
- 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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