Hand guard

anonymous, 1600 - 1699

Tsuba with a crayfish design. 16th or 17th century; iron.

  • Artwork typetsuba
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1149
  • Dimensionsdiameter 7.2 cm x depth 0.4 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Hand guard

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1149

  • Description

    Ronde tsuba met in negatief silhouet een kreeft.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    1600 - 1699

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    diameter 7.2 cm x depth 0.4 cm

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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