Tsuba with butterflies and mon crest of the Hori of Iida

Title

Tsuba with butterflies and mon crest of the Hori of Iida
Associated place

Japan (place of creation)
Date

1800 - 1840
Material and technique

shakudō, inlaid with gold
Material index

shakudo;

gold
Technique index

forged;

inlaid
Object type

tsuba
Dimensions

8.1 x 7.8 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.11180

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Catalogue text

Modelled in flat relief on both faces and the edge as an irregular mass of large repetitions of two badges, ageha no chō and daki-miōga, all the latter richly encrusted in gold, the former with wing-markings in gold inlay. Signed as the last [EAX.11179], with kakihan [Figure].

Bing Collection. One of the finest guards in the Church Collection, and interesting as a Hirata piece without enamel. The first badge (a butterfly) is that of the Taira clan, also of the Seki, Ota and Tani daimiō; the other is that of the Hori of Iida.

shakudō

tsuba

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