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- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with design of three pawlownia crests and vines
- Artist
- Kinai School
- Physical Description
- This small, flat metal piece has a circular shape and an openwork design. It has a triangular shaped sword hole in the center, flanked by two other holes, which are filled with shakudô (copper-gold alloy). The sword hole is mended with gold. Three crests, consisting of pawlownia leaves and flowers, are interconnected with vines. There are some abrasions on the center oval shape around the sword hole. The surface is slightly textured by minute stippling. The outer rim is slightly elevated from the inner design. This openwork carving technique is called "marubori" (round carving).
- Artist Life Dates
- 17th century - 19th century
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1750
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.4
- Medium and Support
- iron, gold and shakudô (copper-gold alloy)
- relevance
- rank 29.47212