Tsuba
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Basic information
- ID
- Рз-2896
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Tsuba
- Date of creation
- late 19th c.
- Country
- Japan
- Technique
- casting openwork carving (sukashibori) silver and copper incrustation (zōgan)
- Material
- iron gilt
- Dimensions (height x width x depth, cm)
- 8.2 x 7.7 x 0.7
Additionally
- Type
- decorative and applied arts weapon
- Provenance
- A gift from O. Feldman
- Exposition
- Zolochiv Castle (Chinese Palace)
Information about author
Object description
An oval-shaped iron tsuba (nagamaru gata) with a wedge-shaped hole (nakago-ana) in the center and two holes (hitsu-ana) on either side of it for kozuka and kogai. The tsuba is decorated with a relief, partially cut through, two-sided image of a naval battle scene. In the upper part on tsuba’s front side two boats with samurai are depicted. In the boat on the left, there is a flag with the image of a large leaf of a plant. The bow of another ship has the form of a phoenix; one of the decks is decorated with ornaments in the form of butterflies.
