Round tsuba with myōga, or ginger shoots, and karigane, or flying geese

Title

Round tsuba with myōga, or ginger shoots, and karigane, or flying geese
Associated place

Japan (place of creation)
Date

17th century (1601 - 1700)
Material and technique

iron, with cut and filed openwork decoration
Material index

iron
Technique index

forged;

openwork;

cut
Object type

tsuba
Dimensions

7.9 x 7.9 cm (height x width)
No. of items

1
Credit line

Bequeathed by Dame Jemima Church, in accordance with the wishes of her Husband, Sir Arthur H. Church, 1929.
Museum location

not on display
Museum department

Eastern Art
Accession no.

EAX.10012

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Catalogue text

The silhouette of eight myōga (shoots of the ginger-plant) set in pairs, large or small, and separated by as many karigane (flying wild-geese conventionally represented in the form [of two arches see Fig. 2]), unite the seppadai to the narrow rounded border.

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