Detail View: The AMICA Library: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.36.120.79
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Masayoshi, Ishiguro
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
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Creator Role:
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Inscribed by
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1772-after 1851
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Ishiguro Masayoshi
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Title:
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Sword Guard (Tsuba)
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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19th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1800
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Creation End Date:
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1899
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Materials and Techniques:
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Shakudo, gold, shibuichi, copper
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Classification Term:
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Arms
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Dimensions:
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2 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (7.3 x 6.7 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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36.120.79
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Credit Line:
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The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
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Rights:
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Context:
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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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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.aa36.120.79.R.tif
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