Tsuba, Naga-marugata, 1909.W.1343a
Record status
Individual type · partial
Tsuba, Naga-marugata, 1909.W.1343a is held by German Blade Museum (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: Hitsu-ana for kozuka and kôgai, sealed with shakudô, two udenuki-ana; signature barely legible, probably "Motoharu" and "Kaô".
Motif in takabori: mallow leaves on both sides with gold zôgan as well as a fern leaf, on the obverse additionally a bamboo blind. The collection record gives measurements overall height: 77 mm; diameter: 5 mm; format: iron, gold, shakudô (material/technique). Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Gesamthöhe: 77 mm; Durchmesser: 5 mm
Technical characteristics
- Format recorded
- Eisen, Gold, Shakudô (Material/Technik)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1091/item_QAKWISWDZ7T2WTBKQJDAJMRGZ6KK5KQ4
- Museum object name
- Tsuba, Naga-marugata, 1909.W.1343a
- 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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