Tsuba with chrysanthemums and oval holes

Details

• Title

  Tsuba with chrysanthemums and oval holes

• Artist/maker

  Shōami Kiyonari (1646 - 1726) (armourer)

  Shōami School (active 1601 - 1909) (armourer)

  Shōnai-Shōami (possibly active 1601 - 1909) (armourer)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Ōita prefecture › Shōnai (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1700

• Material and technique

  sentoku, with cut and filed openwork decoration, and inlaid with gold or shakudō wire; tang-hole plugged with soft metal, probably copper

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › sentoku;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shakudo;

  processed material › metal › copper

• Technique index

  forged;

  decorated › openwork;

  cut;

  covered › inlaid;

  filled › plugged

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  8.5 x 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.10261

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