Hand guard

Kazuki (possibly), 1700 - 1900

Tsuba with three eggplants. 18th or 19th century; iron. Westendorp bequest.

  • Artwork typetsuba
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1064
  • Dimensionsheight 6.8 cm x width 6.5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Hand guard

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1064

  • Description

    Bijna ronde tsuba met in opengewerkt positief silhouet en verhoogd reliëf drie aubergines; gesigneerd "bushu ju kazuki" (?).

Creation

  • Creation

    Kazuki (possibly), Japan

  • Dating

    1700 - 1900

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 6.8 cm x width 6.5 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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