Hand guard

Umetada, 1600 - 1900

Tsuba with a phoenix and plant design. 17th century; signed: Umetada Myôju (1559 - 1631); iron, gold, silver.

  • Artwork typetsuba
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1117
  • Dimensionsheight 10.3 cm x width 9.3 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Hand guard

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1117

Creation

  • Creation

    Umetada, Japan

  • Dating

    1600 - 1900

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 10.3 cm x width 9.3 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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