Sword Guard (Tsuba), Omori Hidenaga, 18th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th century
Sword Guard (Tsuba) made by Omori Hidenaga (Japanese, active late 18th century), dated 18th century, from Japanese. The museum records its materials as: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper, silver.
Recorded dimensions: H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.2 oz. (90.7 g). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 2004.461; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper, silver
- Materials
- Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper, silver
- Dimensions
- H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.2 oz. (90.7 g)
- Dimensions
- H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.2 oz. (90.7 g)
Identification
- Culture
- Japanese
- Date recorded
- 18th century
- Maker recorded
- Omori Hidenaga (Japanese, active late 18th century)
- Museum attribution
- Omori Hidenaga
- Museum object name
- Sword guard (Tsuba)
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 2004.461
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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