COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
VAM_.1410-1888
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Yukinaka
Creator Dates/Places:
active by about 1725
Gender:
M
Creator Active Date:
by about 1725
Creator Name-CRT:
Yukinaka
Title:
SWORD GUARD (tsuba)
View:
Front
Creation Date:
1700 - 1750
Creation Start Date:
1700
Creation End Date:
1750
Materials and Techniques:
Iron with shakudo (patinated alloy of copper and gold) and copper
Dimensions:
8.2 x 0.4
Measurement Dimension:
height
Measurement Value:
8.2
Measurement Unit:
cm
Measurement Dimension:
depth
Measurement Value:
0.4
Measurement Unit:
cm
AMICA Contributor:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Owner Location:
London, England
ID Number:
1410-1888
Inscriptions:
Inscribed 'Yukinaka-saku' ('Made by Yukinaka') and on the reverse 'Chôshû Hagi ju, Kaneko Jurobei' (living in Hagi in Chôshû, the latter is the artist's given name)
Copyright:
Permission for educational use only granted by the Victoria and Albert Museum 2002
Context - Place:
Japan
Related Image Identifier Link:
VAM_.ct66726.TIF
