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- Title
- Sword (13th century) and scabbard (18th century) with design of samurai writing a poem under cherry tree
- Artist
- Kagemitsu
- Physical Description
- The sword is long and slightly curved; the metal smith's name is engraved on the metal handle.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active late 13th–early 14th century )
- Century
- Late 13th-Early 14th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1299-1301
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.85
- Medium and Support
- forged steel blade with wooden handle and scabbard
- relevance
- rank 11.36015
- Secondary Object Type
- sword
- Title
- Sword, ornament, and scabbard
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- The sword is long and slightly curved; the metal smith's name is engraved on the metal handle. The scabbard is painted with black laquer with image of samurai and cherry tree. He wears a jacket, pants, a straw hat and a sword, holding a brush, possibly writing a poem on a piece of paper hanging from the tree. The figure and tree are painted with rose-color and gold laquer.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.88
- Medium and Support
- forged steel, lacquer, and gold
- relevance
- rank 11.36015
- Secondary Object Type
- sword
- Title
- Sword (original) and later handle, sword guard, and scabbard
- Artist
- Ietsugu
- Physical Description
- The sword is long and slightly curved; the handle cover is wrapped with black cords, mostly worn out. The round tsuba (sword guard) is made of steel and has two holes. The scabbard is painted with lacquer and has a string for hanging. There is a pair of lion-shaped menuki (fitting) on the handle.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Ôei era, 1394 - 1427)
- Century
- 14th-15th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1394-1427
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.87
- Medium and Support
- forged steel blade and lacquer
- relevance
- rank 11.36015
- Secondary Object Type
- sword
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with design of blowfish, shrimp and plant
- Artist
- Seishinsai
- Physical Description
- This small, flat piece made of light brown brass (called "sentoku" in Japanese) has a round diamond shape. It has a triangular shaped hole in the center and another round hole on one side. Artist’s name is signed between the two holes. The surface is slightly concaved from the rim. The front has relief design of a shrimp, blowfish, and bamboo branch. On the back, there are designs of a spiral shell, a barnacle, and water drops. The sea motifs are inlayed with gold, silver, copper, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy).
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.3
- Medium and Support
- brass with gold, silver, copper, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
- relevance
- rank 11.23244
- Secondary Object Type
- sword guard
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with iris design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- It is a round, openwork iron tsuba, in the design of three interconnected irises. The two holes are plugged with gold.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1780
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.8
- Medium and Support
- iron and gold
- relevance
- rank 11.23244
- Secondary Object Type
- sword guard
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with inlaid design of samurai on horseback at the shore
- Artist
- Harunori
- Physical Description
- This small, flat metal piece has a quartrefoil shape. Three holes in the middle. Some chips can be seen around the center hole, which mended with silver and copper. A samurai on horseback is charging into the sea from steep hill; he is wearing a helmet, armor, and sword, and holding a fan. A pine tree is standing on the samurai’s right side; there are rocks and bamboo grass by the ocean. The motifs of the ocean, pine tree, bamboo grass and rocks also appear on the reverse side. Gold and some silver and copper inlays are applied on pine branches, samurai's helmet, horse's mane and bridle, bamboo grass on the shore, and spray from waves.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.2
- Medium and Support
- iron with gold, silver, and copper inlays
- relevance
- rank 11.23244
- Secondary Object Type
- sword guard
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with mushroom design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Circular tsuba, made of iron. It has two holes in the middle. There are two openwork motifs of mushrooms on the lower left. Rusts on some parts of the piece.
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1966/1.100
- Medium and Support
- iron
- relevance
- rank 11.23244
- Secondary Object Type
- sword guard
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with incised flame design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Nabeshima ware, Japan
- Physical Description
- This small, flat metal piece has a quartrefoil shape. Two holes in the middle. Flame-like incision all over the piece. Silver is applied around the center hole.
- Century
- Late 16th-Early 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 16th century - early 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1966/1.101
- Medium and Support
- Shakudô (copper-gold alloy)
- relevance
- rank 11.23244
- Secondary Object Type
- sword guard
- Title
- Tsuba (Sword guard) with inlaid design of egrets and reeds(attached to 1973/2.88)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This tsuba is a flat iron plate with quatrefoil design. It has three holes: one for blade (middle) flanked by oval-shape hole (for kougai) and oval with bump shape (for kozuka). Egrets and reeds decorate the surface, distributed in a curve that climbs counter-clockwise from the bottom left register, culmiating in the top left with a lone egret in flight. Egrets on the bottom of the piece perch on the ground or nest in the golden reeds.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1868
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.12
- Medium and Support
- iron with gold and silver inlays
- relevance
- rank 11.23244
- Secondary Object Type
- sword guard
- Title
- Tsuba (Sword guard)
- Artist
- Sadanobu
- Physical Description
- It is a round, openwork tsuba, in the design of three interconnected bamboo leaves. It has the signature: Kishû jû, Sadanobu.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1809-1879
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1966/1.103
- Medium and Support
- iron
- relevance
- rank 11.23244
- Secondary Object Type
- sword guard
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with eight family crests
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Circular tsuba, made of iron. Inside an exterior circle, eight smaller circles are placed with the same spacing. The eight circles are connected to the exterior circle as well as to the three center holes where kôgai, blade, and kozuka are placed. Each of the eight circles have a different family crests. The openwork technique seen here is called "marubori" (round carving). The surface is slightly textured by minute stippling.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.7
- Medium and Support
- iron and gold
- relevance
- rank 11.23244
- Secondary Object Type
- sword guard
- 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 11.23244
- Secondary Object Type
- sword guard
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with chrysanthemum and butterfly design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- The flat iron plate with quatrefoil design. It has three holes: one for blade (middle) flanked by oval-shape hole (for kougai) and oval with bump shape (for kozuka). Chrysanthemums, autumn grass and a rock are carved on lower-right side; a butterfly is descending toward the flowers. Gold inlays are applied to the flowers, grass, part of the rock, and butterfly. The surface is finely granulated by etching (“ishime-ji”).
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.11
- Medium and Support
- iron with gold inlays
- relevance
- rank 11.23244
- Secondary Object Type
- sword guard
- Title
- Tsuba (Sword guard) with design of dragon among clouds
- Artist
- Okada Masatoyo
- Physical Description
- The flat iron plate with quatrefoil shape and the design of a dragon in midst of clouds. It has three holes: one for blade (middle) flanked by two deformed oval-shape holes (for kougai and kozuka). Around the blade hole, there is the carver’s signature. The design of a dragon, among stylized clouds, is intricately carved in high relief; the dragon has almost three-dimensional quality. On the back, the dragon tail, some parts of the body, one claw are peeking from clouds. The dragon coils around the center holes. The rims of the three circles are wavy, as if they are the part of the cloud design. The stoppers on the blade hole edges are made of gold. Some silver inlays are applied on the dragon’s eye blow and some nails.
- Artist Life Dates
- act. 1789
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.6
- Medium and Support
- iron with gold and silver inlays
- relevance
- rank 11.23244
- Secondary Object Type
- sword guard
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Circular tsuba, made of iron. It has two holes in the middle. Two figures, Kanzan and Jittoku, are carved on the lower right corner. Kanzan, who holds a scroll on his hand, and Jittoku, who holds a bloom stick and pointing to the sky, are looking upward. The two figures are carved slightly higher than the surface. On the back, there is the moon partially obscured by clouds. Gold and silver alloy inlays are applied to the moon and the clouds. Gold is also inlayed in their eyes, parts of the garments, and Kanzan's scroll. Shakudô (copper-gold alloy) is inlayed in Jittoku's bloom and his jacket collars.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.5
- Medium and Support
- iron with gold, silver, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
- relevance
- rank 11.23244
- Secondary Object Type
- sword guard