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Japanese Sword Guards

Elegant Japanese tsuba, or sword guards, showcasing intricate designs and cultural artistry from different centuries, crafted with care and detail.

Jelec (Tsuba); beginning of the 19th century (1801-00-00-1810-00-00);
Jelec (Tsuba); beginning of the 19th century (1801-00-00-1810-00-00);
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Bliżej Kultury unknown labelBuckle dated 1565 German. Buckle. German. dated 1565. Brass. Miscellaneous-Buckles & OrnamentSword Guard (Tsuba) 18th century Japanese A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the swords blade and grip to protect the users hands.. Sword Guard (Tsuba) 34947Bleystein's penny, or 'Lanschotje', money payment medal penny exchange copper bronze, text, I .1819. Bleyenstein Utrecht Van Lanschot Den Bosch During this time there was big shortage of small change In order to cope with this shortage of small change, several people bought copper coins in Germany and brought them to the Netherlands with tons. Also the Utrecht grocery Bleyenstein came up with the idea to get the copper coins from Germany and wing them into circulation. At the same time, the banker Franciscus van Lanschot from Den Bosch also brought these same coins from Germany here. The coin has come to different names in this way, namely: Bleyenstein penny (to the grocery store) Bossche penny (to the town of Bosch) and Lanschotje (to the banker from Den Bosch).Badge or Harness Pendant 14th century Spanish Heraldry, or coat-of-arms, were vitally important in Europe throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Heraldic emblems were used to identify noble families, cities, regions, and even countries. In addition to being displayed on shields and flags, heraldry was incorporated into architectural decoration on the interior and the exterior of buildings, on furniture, works of art, clothing, and horse equipment. Harness pendants, like this example, would have been attached to a headstall, bridle, or other straps making up the tack of a horse ridden by a nobleman or noblewoman, or a member of their household. Many harness pendants also have decoration that is simply ornamental, or have symbols that are not specifically heraldic in nature.. Badge or Harness Pendant. Spanish. 14th century. Copper, gold, enamel. Miscellaneous-BadgesBrooch -Buckle Loop 500-700 Frankish. Buckle Loop 465494 Frankish, Buckle Loop, 500700, Copper alloy, silvered, Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/16 x 7/16 in. (3.8 x 2.7 x 1.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.193.179)Sword Guard (Tsuba) 19th century Inscribed by Gotō Ichijō Japanese This tsuba features a design of a heron in a stream.. Sword Guard (Tsuba) 24712Animal Ornament 6th-7th century Moche (Loma Negra). Animal Ornament. Moche (Loma Negra). 6th-7th century. Copper. Peru. Metal-OrnamentsSword Guard, early 1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Iron (Akao type); diameter: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.).Glass spindle whorl ca. 5th-7th century A.D. Possibly Merovingian Translucent pale yellow green, with opaque white trail.Lentoid body, with rounded outer edge; vertical hole, larger on bottom; tooling marks around hole on bottomTrail applied across both surfaces and tooled to form wavy star pattern.Intact; dulling, creamy weathering, and faint iridescence.Made by winding trail in a spiral around rod.. Glass spindle whorl. Possibly Merovingian. ca. 5th-7th century A.D.. Glass; rod-formed, trailed, and tooled. Migration. GlassSword Guard (Tsuba) with Flower, c. 1615-1868. Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868). Iron; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.).Bronze disc from v.O.c.-ship the 'white lion'. Bronze round disc or wheel with a round hole and 6 spokes in the middle. Probably intended for the large cover case and the part of the East India de Witte Leeuw. With this heavy hoist, the large RA, to which the mainsail was attached, could be lifted or lowered.Sword Guard (Tsuba) 19th century Japanese A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the swords blade and grip to protect the users hands.. Sword Guard (Tsuba) 34359Buckle 15th century French. Buckle. French. 15th century. Bronze, patina. Miscellaneous-Buckles & OrnamentPlaque. Western Inner Mongolia and northern China, 4th-3rd century B.C.. Sculpture; plaques. Bronze, castSword Guard (Tsuba). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.8 oz. (164.2 g). Date: ca. 1615-1868. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Carnavalet museum, tokens collectionEye luminaire; around 1550-332 BC ; New PACH PACH-NY (-1550-00-00--332-00-00);fragments of sarcophagus, masks, eyes, facesPendant with Buffalo Head 1100 BCE-900 BCE China. Jade .Lead disk with a hole in the center 6th-5th century B.C. Greek, Laconian Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in great quantities at the ancient sanctuaries of Laconia; over one hundred thousand, dating from the seventh century B.C. to the Classical period, were dedicated to the goddess Artemis Orthia in Sparta.. Lead disk with a hole in the center 251721 Greek, Laconian, Lead disk with a hole in the center, 6th5th century B.C., Lead, Diameter: 5/8 in. (1.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of A. J. B. Wace, 1924 (24.195.155)Sword guard (Tsuba) With Phoenix Motif (凰図鐔) 19th century Japanese This iron tsuba shows a phoenix in auspicious clouds on the obverse and a pine, clouds, and waves on the reverse. In Japanese mythology, the phoenix (hōō) is said to appear only very rarely and then usually to mark the beginning of a new era, e.g. the birth of a virtuous ruler.. Sword guard (Tsuba) With Phoenix Motif (凰図鐔) 25737. Shoe buckle of silver with unulatory decoration in relief.Ring ca. 2600-2500 B.C. Sumerian. Ring 322904Decorative Door Boss And Nail; steel-plated wrought ironScarier, c. 1400 - c. 1950 iron (metal) iron (metal)Fibula Cypriot. Fibula 244430Small Boy Wearing a Black Hat Holding a Heart 18th century Anonymous, Austrian, 18th century Austrian. Small Boy Wearing a Black Hat Holding a Heart. Anonymous, Austrian, 18th century. 18th century. Cut paper with gouache and watercolor, in a wood and gilt-metal frame. Cut PaperRing -shaped fragment from the wreck of the East Indians Hollandia, Anonymous, 1700 - in Or Before 1743 fragment Varied parts or fragments, rings or ring-shaped fragments; id. 80H946. Netherlands copper (metal) SecondButtons, wood and steel, flat circular buttons of wood with channel shank; ornamented with two superimposed steel stars of five points each., Component -a is on card 2, Component -d is on Cooper Union Exhibition card 8, France, 19th century, costume & accessories, Decorative Arts, ButtonsSword Guard (Tsuba) ca. 1615-1868 Japanese A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the swords blade and grip to protect the users hands.. Sword Guard (Tsuba) 33481Glass whorl or bead 5th-7th century A.D. Frankish Translucent light green; trails in opaque white.Flattened biconical shape; vertical hole with rounded edge of one side and rough lip on the other.Three separate trails applied spirally and marvered into surface: on one side, spiral tooled into large scallop pattern of six loops; on the other, one trail around outer edge as narrow spiral tooled into thirteen swags, and the other tooled into a scallop pattern of four loops.Intact; slight pitting and dulling, and faint iridescent weathering.. Glass whorl or bead 249648Metal closure of belt with three eyes, buckle belt part clothing accessory clothing soil find iron copper metal, Metal buckle closure Consisting of large elongated eye above it two small eyes. In between in dent archeology Rotterdam rail tunnel confirm fastening take along seat belt Soil discovery: rail tunnel Rotterdam.Earring, from a collection of six, 11th-16th century, 2 1/4 x 2 7/8 in. (5.72 x 7.3 cm), Gold, Ecuador, Pre-ColumbianSword Guard (Tsuba) late 18th-early 19th century Japanese A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the swords blade and grip to protect the users hands.. Sword Guard (Tsuba) 26338Decorative door boss and nail, Wrought iron, Square mount shaped and pierced to form trefoil raised leaf design in each of four quadrants. Large central nail with round head and round molded collar on square shank. Four smaller nails at corners., Spain, 16th century, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Decorative door boss and nailAE. FanagoriaPrzęślik. unknown, authorLoop.Tsuba. Signed: Mémo-Shû-Jû Tomosada Saku (Tomosada, Hagi School, Fief of Mésshû), Hagi School. Japan. Copper inlaid, gold, 18th century. Paris, Cernuschi museum. Bench, armament, Asian art, Japanese art, domain of Choshu, weapon custody, object of art, metal object, armament piece, tsuba, 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18Escutcheon, brass, ca. 1790, metalwork, Decorative Arts, EscutcheonJar Lid. Dimensions: Diam. 8 cm (3 1/8 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Amenhotep III. Date: ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Ring -shaped fragment from the wreck of the East Indians Hollandia, Anonymous, 1700 - in Or Before 1743 fragment Varied parts or fragments, rings or ring-shaped fragments; id. 80H946. Netherlands copper (metal) SecondTsuba. Japan. Fer. Paris, Muse Cernuschi. Assessment, armaments, Asian art, Japanese art, weapon custody, art object, metallic object, armament piece, tsubaSword guard (Tsuba) With the Motif of Plovers and Waves (千鳥図鐔) 19th century Japanese The obverse shows three differently colored plovers and the reverse waves, with the spray being highighted in gold. The signature states that the tsuba was inspired by design of Ogata Kōrin (尾形光琳, 1658-1716) of the Rinpa School. Kōrin’s unique and highly stylized plovers are colloquially referred to as "Kōrin Plovers" (Japanese: Kōrin-chidori, 光琳千鳥). It appears that this tsuba is a joint work between a certain Senshōsai Munekazu, whose name is not found in the relevant records, and Kakusensai, which was the art name of the Tanaka School artist Tsukui Yoshimune (津久井義宗, 1833-?). Due to the two artists sharing the character Mune, it is likely that they were related, i.e. as father and son and/or as master and student.. Sword guard (Tsuba) With the Motif of Plovers and Waves (千鳥図鐔) 25740Comb 7th-8th century. Comb 454689Child wallet. XIXth. GAL1964.96.45Mounting plate of wood from a silver wall arm. Star-shaped wall plate from a silver wall arm.Political situation of France in 1849 (dummy title) Medal representing the political situation of France in 1849. Lead, 1849.Maker: Unknown, Coin fromBritain, Bronze, 10.8 g, 24.5mm, Made in Britain, Celtic, 1st millennium B.C., NumismaticsOpenwork Belt Fitting 7th century () Frankish. Openwork Belt Fitting 464959Sword Guard (Tsuba). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.8 oz. (164.4 g). Date: ca. 1615-1868. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Loop ca. 9th century B.C. Iran. Loop 325769Sword Guard (Tsuba), c. 1615-1868. Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868). Iron; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.).art shop labelsThin, copper ring, ring part soil find copper metal, Thin copper ring Narrow spine over the inside hemisphere along the outside archeology Rotterdam connecting railway tunnel Soil discovery: Railway tunnel 1988-1993.Bag bracket of wrought iron, 1500 - 1600 A wrought iron bracket of a double bracket bag or exhibition hanging on a ditto loop forged in the form of a pinched, stretched leather belt, and with an eye connected to an eye attached to the middle bracket wing. The bracket is semi -circle -shaped and hinges on the two ends on two side wings, which back two engraved lines run. Netherlands iron (metal) forging / engraving A wrought iron bracket of a double bracket bag or exhibition hanging on a ditto loop forged in the form of a pinched, stretched leather belt, and with an eye connected to an eye attached to the middle bracket wing. The bracket is semi -circle -shaped and hinges on the two ends on two side wings, which back two engraved lines run. Netherlands iron (metal) forging / engravingSword Guard (Tsuba) ca. 1850 Japanese A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the swords blade and grip to protect the users hands.. Sword Guard (Tsuba) 30017Brooch -Buckle ca. 100 B.C.-ca. 500 A.D. Ibero-Roman. Buckle. Ibero-Roman. ca. 100 B.C.-ca. 500 A.D.. Bronze. Miscellaneous-Buckles & OrnamentSword Guard (Tsuba). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: H. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.9 oz. (138.9 g). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Earring 6th-7th century Frankish. Earring 465161 Frankish, Earring, 6th7th century, Copper alloy, silver, glass paste, Overall: 1 15/16 x 1 13/16 x 11/16 in. (4.9 x 4.6 x 1.7 cm) bead: 3/8 x 5/8 x 9/16 in. (1 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.192.107)Double cut with two plates, anonymous A Vertind Double Cut, with two plates. A Vertind Double Cut, with two plates.Stone font Letter G 3D Stone font Letter G 3D rendering illustration isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/MilicxDjurovicx 21521880Sword Guard (Tsuba). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.9 oz. (82.2 g). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Anonymous, plays from Mors (Biaoxian) (usual name), 1050. Cernuschi museum, Asia Museum of Asia in the city of Paris.Bracelet; Anti-ny (0-00-00-0-00-00);Antical art collection, Rupiński G., DarMilitary Distinctive, Anonymous, 1830 Insigne in the form of a post horn, embroidered in silver wire on red sheet. Behind linen and cardboard. Bottom left hangs a piece of black sheet. Netherlands cardboard. linen (material). cloth. silver thread embroideringOno no Tōfū as a Frog. Japan, second half of 19th century. Costumes; Accessories. Silver, bronze, and gilt disk, ivory bowl; kagamibuta typeSword Guard (Tsuba). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.3 oz. (121.9 g). Date: ca. 1810. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sword Guard (Tsuba) ca. 1615-1868 Japanese A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the swords blade and grip to protect the users hands.. Sword Guard (Tsuba) 34467Sword Guard (Tsuba). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.9 oz. (82.2 g). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Jelec (Tsuba); Toshimitsu, Tanaka-Tôryûsai; 19th century (1801-00-00-1868-00-00);Sword Guard (Tsuba), c. 1615-1868. Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868). Iron; diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.).Belt Buckle with Radishes, early 1900s. Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) to Taishō period (1912-26). Cloisonne enamel; overall: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.).Sword Guard (Tsuba). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 7.1 oz. (g). Date: ca. 1615-1868. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bliżej Kultury unknown labelrusty old door lock cut out on white arity very rusty old door lock isolated on white Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximilianxBuzunx 7912025Stamp