Works

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Tsuba, carp and waterweed

c.1850

iron, shakudo

Accession no: 863A22
Tsuba, centipede pattern (mukade-zogan) created by lacing iron and brass wire through the tsuba

early 18th century

iron, gold-copper alloy (shakudō)

Accession no: 865A237
Tsuba, Chinese sages and pine tree

early 18th century

iron, gold inlay (shakudō)

Accession no: 847A84
Tsuba, chrysanthemum and hollyhock leaves with snowflake designs on karakusa (Chinese grass) pattern, a key fret design on the rim

c.1830

iron, gold

Accession no: 863A30
Masayoshi Sunagawa active 18th century

Tsuba, chrysanthemum flower and leaves

18th century

iron

Accession no: 865A243
Tsuba, chrysanthemum pattern

early 18th century

iron

Accession no: 865A222
Tsuba, chrysanthemum petal design

c.1720

iron

Accession no: 865A260
Masataka active early 19th century

Tsuba, cicada on wood-grain pattern with a trailing vine

c.1800

iron

Accession no: 847A59
Tsuba, concentric circle pattern

early 18th century

iron, gold-copper alloy (shakudō)

Accession no: 865A231
Japan

Tsuba, Daruma sitting holding a fly whisk

c.1850

brass, gold

Accession no: 863A20
Tsuba, design of a water-life with water birds and bamboo with dew drops

early 18th century

iron, gold-copper alloy (shakudō)

Accession no: 865A232
Yoshiyuki Minamoto active 18th century

Tsuba, design of broken earthenware roof tiles

18th century

iron

Accession no: 865A234
Tsuba, design of concentric circles of fish roe pattern

early 18th century

iron

Accession no: 865A235
Tsuba, design of diagonal rhythmic stripes

early 18th century

iron

Accession no: 865A246
Tsuba, design of eight paulownia (kiri) flowers

early 18th century

iron, gold-copper alloy (shakudō)

Accession no: 865A248
Tsuguhide active 18th century

Tsuba, design of fine vertical lines

1791

iron

Accession no: 865A238
Masatsune active mid-18th century

Tsuba, design of insect-bitten bamboo leaves

c.1760

iron

Accession no: 847A62
attribited to Sunagawa Noriyoshi active late 18th century

Tsuba, design of peony blooms with dew drops

c.1790

iron, gold, copper inlay

Accession no: 865A240
Tsuba, design of two cherry blossoms and fine radiating lines

early 18th century

iron

Accession no: 865A239
Tsuba, doorway curtain design

early 18th century

iron

Accession no: 847A67
Tsuba, double chrysanthemum design

early 18th century

iron

Accession no: 865A229
Japan

Tsuba, dragon

17th-18th century

copper

Accession no: 863A17
Tsuba, dragon and clouds design

early 18th century

iron, gold inlay (shakudō)

Accession no: 847A71
Tsuba, dragons and pearls design

early 18th century

iron, gold inlay (shakudō)

Accession no: 847A85
Tsuba, five cranes

c.1800

iron

Accession no: 865A245