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Description: | This tetsu, nademaru gata, sukidashi mimi tsuba has a takabori design with gold and copper inlay and hirazogan gold clouds. The design on the omote shows a samurai holding a pike standing by a stormy sea. The battle of Dan no Ura, which took place at sea between the Taira Clan and Yoshitsunes army, is famous in both Japanese history and mythology; the heroes of this battle attained both historical and mythological status. Identifying the specific mythology used for this tsuba has proved to be extremely difficult. The Japanese are an island race so the sea features often in designs, of not only tsuba, but also silks for clothes and other artefacts. The ura has a kebori design of water and three sets of three leaves and blossom with hirazogan clouds. The plant forms are pawlonia a symbol of rightness and of the Imperial Family or Government. They confirm status on the owner.
Tsuba made from iron, gold, silver and copper. It shows a samurai looking at waves. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Weapons Decorative arts Japanese Decorative Art Japan Ocean waves | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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