Sword-guard, iron with shakudo and gold, Japan, 18th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th century
Tsuba, iron with shakudo and gold. Japan, 18th century. HEIGHT 8, 6 CM A mokkogata tsuba in quatrefoil with two hitsu, filled with shakudo, open-worked rim at the upper side showing a nata (small axe) filled with black shakudo (copper on the reverse), furthermore some wine leafs and tendrils, some accentuations with golden tenzogan, two round holes to fix the udenuki (string attached at the scabbard), signed Nobuiye, 信家 From the collection of an author and collector for Japanese swords and sword fittings Ein Mokkogata-Tsuba (Vierpassform) mit zwei Hitsu, die mit Shakudo verschlossen sind.
Am oberen Rand ist teils als Durchbrechung, teils mit schwarzem Shakudo (auf der Rückseite Kupfer) eine Nata dargestellt, das "kleine Hackbeil". Ein Bauerngerät, das aber unter Umständen auch als Waffe eingesetzt werden konnte. Einige Weinblätter mit Ranken, ein paar Akzente mit goldenem Tenzogan. Die beiden runden Löcher sind für das Udenuki, eine Schnur an der Schwertscheide. Die Signatur ist Nobuiye, 信家. Aus der Sammlung eines Autors und Sammlers für japanische Schwerter und Schwertzierate in Polen
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- iron with shakudo and gold
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 6 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-86697515
- Auction house
- Galerie Zacke
- Listing object ID
- 86697515
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