Lobed tsuba with florets

Title

Lobed tsuba with florets
Associated place

Japan (place of creation)
Date

17th century (1601 - 1700)
Material and technique

bronze, with incised and punched decoration
Material index

bronze
Technique index

forged;

incised;

punched
Object type

tsuba
Dimensions

8.6 x 8.2 x 0.4 cm max. (height x width x depth)
No. of items

1
Credit line

Bequeathed by Dame Jemima Church, in accordance with the wishes of her Husband, Sir Arthur H. Church, 1929.
Museum location

not on display
Museum department

Eastern Art
Accession no.

EAX.10185

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Catalogue text

Bronze of coppery patina. 16-lobed; each face divided by radial incised lines into as many florets; the ground heavily and irregularly punched with a large "broken-headed" tool; on each side of the seppadai a large irregular perforation with engrailed edges, recalling a chrysanthemum leaf, one trimmed to serve as kozuka-hole.

Hawkshaw Collection, no.284 ("Shōami work").

tsuba