Hand guard, anonymous, 1600 - 1900

Identification

Title(s)

Hand guard

Object type

Object number

AK-MAK-1077

Description

Ovale tsuba in de vorm van een kikker met zilveren ogen en een koperen tong; de ryo- hitsu zijn opgevuld met goud, dat bewerkt is als het ijzer (ishime-oppervlak).

Creation

Artist

anonymous

Place

Japan

Dating

1600 - 1900

Material and Technique

Material

Measurements

height 9 cm × width 8.5 cm × depth 0.4 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

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.1061

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