Hand guard with sacred cord, Katsumi Kansai (possibly), c. 1800 - c. 1900

Identification

Title(s)

Hand guard with sacred cord

Object type

Object number

AK-MAK-1069

Description

Afgerond rechthoekige tsuba met iets verhoogde rand; aan de voorzijde in inlegwerk met verschillende gekleurde metalen (iroe takazogan) een shimenawa (heilig koord), waaraan twee geluksbriefjes, een yuzuri-blad en twee varenbladeren gehangen zijn; gesigneerd "kansai katsumi" (?).

Creation

Artist

Katsumi Kansai (possibly)

Place

Japan

Dating

c. 1800 - c. 1900

School / style

Edo-period (1600-1868) / Meiji-period (1868-1912)

Material and Technique

Material

Measurements

height 6.6 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

Acquisition

loan 1972

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Persistent URL

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