Five Hand Guards (tsuba)

Kunihiro, 1800 - 1900

The small surface of the hand guard offers a fine challenge to fit a composition in a limited format. Figures along the border or in reserves often serve to lend the decoration a narrative character. The depictions are enlivened with silver, gold, or bronze accents.

  • Artwork typetsuba
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1038
  • Dimensionsheight 7.3 cm x width 7 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Hand guard
    • Five Hand Guards (tsuba)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1038

  • Description

    Afgerond rechthoekige tsuba met verhoogde rand; afbeelding in verzonken reliëf van de "demonendoder" Shoki die een duiveltje door één van de ryo-hitsu jaagt; enkele details in goud, zilver, koper en shibuichi; gesigneerd "kunihiro".

Creation

  • Creation

    Kunihiro, Japan

  • Dating

    1800 - 1900

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 7.3 cm x width 7 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

Documentation

  • Shinkichi Hara, Die Meister der japanischen Schwertzieraten, Hamburg 1931-1932, p. 58.

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  • Five Hand Guards (tsuba)
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