Black lacquered scabbard; openwork tsuba with dragon motif
Also known as: Zwart gelakte schede; opengewerkte tsuba met draken-motief
Record status
Individual type · partial
Black lacquered scabbard; openwork tsuba with dragon motif is held by Rijksmuseum. The museum record gives material recorded as On loan from the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands; measurements width 96.6 cm; height 8.0 cm; depth 8.0 cm; place associated: Japan; urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.537.
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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- On loan from the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands
- Dimensions
- width 96.6 cm; height 8.0 cm; depth 8.0 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- metal; lacquer (coating)
- Place recorded
- Japan; urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.537
Identification
- Europeana id
- /90402/AK_MAK_381
- Museum object name
- Zwart gelakte schede; opengewerkte tsuba met draken-motief
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
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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