Drache und Tiger
Dragon and Tiger
An iron tsuba framed by a twisted rope rim in yellow metal. In the upper left a dragon in gold rises out of waves and clouds. In the lower right a tiger sits among bamboo and looks up at it. The space between them is left open. On the back the waves and clouds go on, with touches of gold.
JAANUS, the dictionary of Japanese art terms, pairs the dragon with heaven and the east, the tiger with earth and the west. The tsuba is unsigned. It comes from the collection of Alan Hartman in New York and is in Japan at present. Its page follows on its return.
Tsuba. Mumei. Tetsu mit gedrehtem Rand, takabori mit kin-iroe. Ryuko-zu. Edo-Zeit. Privatsammlung, zuvor Sammlung Alan Hartman, New York. Seite in Vorbereitung.
In the collection
- Type
- Tosogu › Tsuba
- Period
- Edo-Zeit
- Material
- Tetsu
- Motif
- Drachen und FabelwesenTiere und Vögel
