Tsuba (sword guard) with Flowers, Sickle, and Bamboo Basket
Artist/Culture
Japanese
Date1600s
Mediumshakudo (copper-gold alloy) inlaid in raised gold relief (taka-zōgan) on nanako ("fish-roe") background
Dimensions6.5 x 6 cm (2 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineBequest of Mildred Marcus Levin and Harold Lester Levin of Nutley, NJ
Object number1976.240
Description73.7 g (2.6 oz.)Label TextFloral designs are one of the most common decorative motifs on early tsuba. This example, executed with brass inlay and suggesting the gathering of wildflowers in a basket, is typical of the Heianjo style popular in the early Edo period.ProvenanceBequest of Mildred Marcus Levin and Harold Lester Levin
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