Sword Guard (Tsuba)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.36.120.79

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MMA_.36.120.79

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Masayoshi, Ishiguro

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Masayoshi, Ishiguro

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese

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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

Inscribed by

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Inscribed by

Creator Role

false

Creator Dates/Places:

1772-after 1851

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1772-after 1851

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Ishiguro Masayoshi

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Ishiguro Masayoshi

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Title

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Title Type:

Object name

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Object name

Title Type

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

19th century

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19th century

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1800

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1800

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

1899

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1899

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Shakudo, gold, shibuichi, copper

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Shakudo, gold, shibuichi, copper

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Arms

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Arms

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

2 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (7.3 x 6.7 cm)

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2 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (7.3 x 6.7 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

36.120.79

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36.120.79

ID Number

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Credit Line:

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936

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The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Tsuba were originally utilitarian fittings, made to protect the hand from the cuts of an opponent's sword. From the sixteenth century onward, however, more decorative tsuba became the specialty of some craftsmen. By the nineteenth century, when this tsuba was made, there were many well defined schools and styles of tsuba making. Tsuba were interchangeable and were often made as part of sets of matching sword fittings, which could be mounted with blades of various types and dates.

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<P>Tsuba were originally utilitarian fittings, made to protect the hand from the cuts of an opponent's sword. From the sixteenth century onward, however, more decorative tsuba became the specialty of some craftsmen. By the nineteenth century, when this tsuba was made, there were many well defined schools and styles of tsuba making. Tsuba were interchangeable and were often made as part of sets of matching sword fittings, which could be mounted with blades of various types and dates. </P>

Context

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