Tsuba depicting parts from a suit of armour

Title

Tsuba depicting parts from a suit of armour
Associated place

Japan (place of creation)
Date

c. 1800
Material and technique

shakudō, with punched nanako decoration, and inlaid with gold
Material index

shakudo;

gold
Technique index

forged;

punched;

inlaid
Object type

tsuba
Dimensions

7 x 6.8 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.11025

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Catalogue text

In flat relief with rich incrustation and inlay of tinted gold are the various parts of a suit of armour, with bow, quiver, fan and banners, largely covering both faces and the edge.

F. V. Dickins Collection. The breastplate has in gold relief a sagari-fuji badge (Naitō); the back-banner (sashimono) has in gold inlay a gosan no kiri badge (numerous daimiō families).

shakudō

tsuba

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