Tsuba, Nade-gakugata, 1909.W.1345
Record status
Individual type · partial
Tsuba, Nade-gakugata, 1909.W.1345 is held by German Blade Museum. Museum description: Hitsu-ana for kozuka and kôgai, folded, thickened rim. Motif in ki-sukashi: four blossom-like openwork apertures, between them delicate tendrils inlaid in gold, inlays partially missing.
The museum record gives measurements Overall height: 77 mm; Diameter: 4 mm; Weight: 167 g; place associated: Asia, Japan (Higo 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
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Gesamthöhe: 77 mm; Durchmesser: 4 mm; Gewicht: 167 g
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Eisen, Gold (Material/Technik)
- Place recorded
- Asien, Japan (Provinz Higo) (Herstellung)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1091/item_GSEPRDKDE73ZURFOVJKDSTEE26UXPIRA
- Museum object name
- Tsuba, Nade-gakugata, 1909.W.1345
- 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
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