Sword guard, iron, Japan, 18th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th century
Tsuba, iron, silver, copper, gold. Japan, 18th century. HEIGHT 8, 4 CM A slightly oval shaped tsuba with two hitsu with a turned silver border showing a long-bearded Chinese scholar in a long garment in front of an ancient pinetree with two companions, two faces executed in silver respectively in copper nunome, the garments and grass done with gold nunome, opposite a streaming creek, very good ishimeji-structure in the iron Note: With expertise from the Japanese NBTHK From the collection of an author and collector for Japanese swords and sword fittings Leicht ovalrundes Tsuba mit zwei Hitsu und einer tordierten Randfassung aus Silber.
Ein chinesischer Weiser bzw. Gelehrter in langem Gewand und mit langem Bart steht vor einem uralten knorrigen Baum, einer Kiefer. Zwei Begleitfiguren, eines mehr in Kindesgröße. Zwei der Gesichter sind mit Silber, eines mit Kupfer und Gold-Nunome befindet sich in den Gewandmustern, im Gras etc. Auf der Gegenseite strömt ein Bach. Sehr gute Ishimeji-Struktur im Eisen. Anm.: Mit Expertise vom japanischen NBTHK Aus der Sammlung eines Autors und Sammlers für japanische Schwerter und Schwertzierate in Polen
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- iron, silver, copper, gold
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 4 CM
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable; the text keeps only the listing's object facts (condition, price and sale wording removed). Attribution and measurements describe the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Candidate id
- inv-86697512
- Auction house
- Galerie Zacke
- Listing object ID
- 86697512
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