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- Japanese copper tsuba with snake design, Antique Sword Art Edo Period
Japanese copper tsuba with snake design, Antique Sword Art Edo Period, Edo Period, 19th Century
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- E. Pranger Oriental Art
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- Price on request
- Status
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Available - Origin
- Japan
- Period
- Edo Period, 19th Century
- Material
- Metal, Copper
- Reference
- 2200-35
Description
A rare Japanese Edo period copper tsuba in snake shape.
A tsuba is the hand guard of a Japanese sword. It served several purposes. The tsuba balanced the sword. And it protected the hand of the sword holder from an attack by an enemy as well as from gliding into the sword blade. The third purpose was a more refined one. The Japanese tsuba developed into a kind of a status symbol for the sword owner. Thus the Japanese sword tsuba became an elaborate piece of art - far beyond its practical use.
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- E. Pranger Oriental Art
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- Founded
- 1988
- Address
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By appointment only
NL Amsterdam
Netherlands - Phone
- +31 (0)6 51 560 579
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- http://www.pranger-oriental.com/
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