Sword guard (Tsuba) With the Motif of Paulownia Leaves, Tendrils, and Butterfly (蝶に桐唐草図鐔)
The obverse of this tsuba is polished and shows a relief of paulownia leaves, tendrils, and a butterfly whereas the reverse is apart from a vertical file stroke finish undecorated. It bears however the name Tō’u (東雨) in relief which was an art name used by several generations of the Tsuchiya Yasuchika (土屋安親) lineage.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sword guard (Tsuba) With the Motif of Paulownia Leaves, Tendrils, and Butterfly (蝶に桐唐草図鐔)
- Date: ca. 1615–1868
- Culture: Japanese
- Medium: Copper alloy (sentoku), gold, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
- Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.7 oz. (76.5 g)
- Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.798
- Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor
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Omori Hidenaga
18th century
Hirata School
ca. 1615–1868
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late 14th century
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