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Tsuba, Sumi-iri-gakugata, 1909.W.1350

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Tsuba, Sumi-iri-gakugata, 1909.W.1350 is held by German Blade Museum (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: Two identical hitsu-ana. Motif in nikubori-ji-sukashi: tendrils, blossoms, and birds. The tendrils run over the rims. The tsuba belongs to the Namban type, cf. Cat. No. 166. The collection record gives measurements overall height: 85 mm; diameter: 6 mm (6.3 mm); weight: 225 g; format: iron (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: 85 mm; Durchmesser: 6 mm (6,3 mm); Gewicht: 225 g

Technical characteristics

Format recorded
Eisen (Material/Technik)

Identification

Europeana id
/1091/item_R526VSW4QTMBHS5PLW37OUDIHG3B3IMS
Museum object name
Tsuba, Sumi-iri-gakugata, 1909.W.1350
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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