Hand guard

anonymous, 1600 - 1699

Tsuba with flowers, leaves and shells in a brook design. 17th century; iron, gold, bronze.

  • Artwork typetsuba
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1112
  • Dimensionsheight 9.7 cm x width 9.7 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Hand guard

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1112

  • Description

    Achthoekige tsuba met enige opengewerkte geometrische versieringen; aan beide zijden in hon-zogan bloemen, bladeren en schelpen, die in een stroom drijven; roodkoperen geslingerde rand; de kogai-hitsu-ana is opgevuld met shakudo.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    1600 - 1699

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 9.7 cm x width 9.7 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

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