Hand guard

Sadashichi Masayoshi, 1750 - 1800

Ovale tsuba met in reliëf (marubori) de strijd tussen de Taira en de Minamoto bij de Uji-brug in 1180; details in goud nunome-zogan, zilver en koper; gesigneerd "masatsune nyudo" en "masayoshi".

  • Artwork typetsuba
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1127
  • Dimensionsheight 7.8 cm x width 7.5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Hand guard

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1127

  • Description

    Ovale tsuba met in reliëf (marubori) de strijd tussen de Taira en de Minamoto bij de Uji-brug in 1180; details in goud nunome-zogan, zilver en koper; gesigneerd "masatsune nyudo" en "masayoshi".

Creation

  • Creation

    • maker: Sadashichi Masayoshi, Japan
    • maker: Ito Masatsune

  • Dating

    1750 - 1800

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 7.8 cm x width 7.5 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

Documentation

    • Sherwood Moran, 'Some notes on japanese sword accessoires, part II', Oriental Art XIX (1973) 2, p. 180-191,
    • Shinkichi Hara, Die Meister der japanischen Schwertzierathen : Ueberblick ihrer Geschichte, Verzeichnis der Meister mit Daten ueber ihr Leben und mit ihren Namen in der Urschrift, Hamburg 1902, p. 81.

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