#344 Edo samurai Take yarai sukashi Tsuba

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Sold Date: 08/28/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

Edo Take-yarai sukashi rounded rectangular form

Tsuba

DESCRIPTION

Product: Tsuba Region of origin: Japanese

Material: iron 　 Original/Repro: Original

Age: Edo State: Ordinary

Size : 6.9 ✕ 6.3 ✕ 0.7 cm

Weight: 112 g

Attachment: a wooden box

*T is no report or certificate attached to verify this item.

This is an iron rounded rectangular form Tsuba made in Edo period. The design of sukashi bamboo sublime fence is skikllfully done. Simple and nice.

Basic Terms of Japanese Antique Koshirae(ornaments for sword), Daito(long sword), Wakizashi(middle length sword), Tanto (short sword), Mimi(rim), Fukurin (rim cover)

Parts : Tsuka(hilt), Tsuba (handguard), Saya (scabbard), Fuchi & Kashira & Menuki (ornamental metal fittings of a hilt), Tsunagi (wooden blade to display fittings), Kozuka (sword's attachment : a handy knife), Kogai (sword's attachment : portable comb)

Shape (-gata): Mokkogata (four lobed shape), Kakugata (square shape), Kikugata (chrysanthemun shape)

Material : Shakudo (copper-gold alloy), Suaka (pure copper), Shibuichi (copper-silver(quarter or more) alloy)

Surface (-ji) : Migakiji (smooth surface), Mokumeji (surface like the grain of wood), Ishimeji (surface like the grain of stone), Tsuchimeji (hammer marks surface), Nanakoji (raised dimpling surface like fish roe)

Carving (-bori) : Takabori (high relief carving), Kebori (fine line carving), Katakiribori (carving with a cross section like " |/ "), Katabori (carving with real form)

Openwork (-sukashi) : Sukashi (inlay), Kosukashi (small openwork), jisukashi (positive design openwork)

Coloring : kiniroe (gold coating), kinmekki/Tokin (gilding), Makie (gold(silver) lacquer), Takamakie (raised lacqerwork), Kawarinuri (fancy lacquer)

Size : sori (carvature), Nakago-ana (center cut-out for blade), Nakago (tang), Nagasa (point of the sword ~ edge notch)

Period : early Edo (17c), mid Edo (18c), late Edo (1800~1867), Meiji (1868~1911), Taisho(1912~25), Showa (1926~88)

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