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Centipede-type “tsuba”
Anonymous, japanese. 17th-18th century
7,2 x 6,9 x 0,7 cm
17th-18th century
82/1003
Donación de doña María de Arechavaleta, de la colección de don José Palacio
Made of brass, copper and iron, this almost square tsuba with slightly rounded corners may be from the late 17th century or early 18th century. Both reverse and obverse bear rather simplified adornments, with almost parallel and concentric lines. It belongs to a type of decorative design known as the "centipede". (Fernando García Gutiérrez, 2008)
Selected bibliography
- Arte japonés y japonismo [Cat. exp.]. Bilbao, Bilboko Arte Ederren Museoa-Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, 2014. pp. 152, 509-511, 513, n° cat. 16.
- García Gutiérrez, Fernando. "Tsuba : Japoniako zaldunen ezaugarri bat. Tsuba bilduma Bilboko Arte Eder Museoan = Un signo distintivo de los caballeros de Japón. Colección de tsuba en el Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao = The Mark of the Kinghts of Japan. The Tsuba Collection at the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum", B'07 : Buletina = Boletín = Bulletin, n° 3. 2008. pp. 101-159.
- Caeiro Izquierdo, Luis. La Cultura Samurai : armas japonesas en las colecciones españolas [tesis inédita]. Madrid, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1991.