Five Hand Guards (tsuba)
The small surface of the hand guard offers a fine challenge to fit a composition in a limited format. Figures along the border or in reserves often serve to lend the decoration a narrative character. The depictions are enlivened with silver, gold, or bronze accents.
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Five Hand Guards (tsuba)
The small surface of the hand guard offers a fine challenge to fit a composition in a limited format. Figures along the border or in reserves often serve to lend the decoration a narrative character. The depictions are enlivened with silver, gold, or bronze accents.
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Bruikleen van de Vereniging va ...... Herman Karel Westendorp, 1968)
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On loan from the Asian Art Soc ...... arel Westendorp bequest, 1968)
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description
Het kleine vlak van de zwaards ...... rlevendigen de voorstellingen.
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The small surface of the hand ...... lver, gold, or bronze accents.
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identifier
AK-MAK-1038
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publisher
Rijksmuseum
title
Five Hand Guards (tsuba)
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Vijf zwaardstootplaten (tsuba)
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type
created
1800 - 1900
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1800 - 1900
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extent
breedte 7 cm
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height 7.3 cm
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hoogte 7,3 cm
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width 7 cm
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Collectie: Japan (collectie)
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provenance
…; collection of Herman Karel ...... om on loan to the museum, 1972
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spatial
temporal
19e eeuw
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19th century
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