Tsuba, Japan, mid-19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
mid-19th century
Tsuba in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number M.902-1910), made in Japan, dated mid-19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Sword guard (tsuba) with designs of flowering plum tree and bamboo, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) with silver and gold details, Japan, mid-19th century.
Signed Gettōdō Masatatsu (with kakihan). Ichijō style.. Museum description: Sword guard (tsuba). Lobed (mokkō) shape with designs of flowering plum tree and bamboo in chiseled engraving (katakiri bori) inlaid in silver and gold The museum records it as shibuichi, silver, gold, measuring Length 7.9 cm; Width 7.4 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- shibuichi, silver, gold
- Dimensions
- Length 7.9 cm; Width 7.4 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tsuba
- Museum object number
- M.902-1910
- Museum system number
- O465426
Catalogue references
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