Sword Guard (Tsuba) Depicting Bamboo Vase for Ikebana and Plum Branch ca. 1615–1868 Japanese This Bushū (武州) School tsuba shows a three-dimensionally (nikubori) interpreted openwork (ji-sukashi) of centrally a large bamboo vase with an ikebana-style arrangement of a plum branch holding two blossoms. The plum represents spring but combined with bamboo in the form of a bamboo vase, it is possible that the motif is an allusion to the subject of the Four Nobles Ones (shikunshi, 四君子), a collective term for the plum blossom, the orchid, the bamboo, and the chrysanthemum. That is, it is possible that
Sword Guard (Tsuba) Depicting Bamboo Vase for Ikebana and Plum Branch ca. 1615–1868 Japanese This Bushū (武州) School tsuba shows a three-dimensionally (nikubori) interpreted openwork (ji-sukashi) of centrally a large bamboo vase with an ikebana-style arrangement of a plum branch holding two blossoms. The plum represents spring but combined with bamboo in the form of a bamboo vase, it is possible that the motif is an allusion to the subject of the Four Nobles Ones (shikunshi, 四君子), a collective term for the plum blossom, the orchid, the bamboo, and the chrysanthemum. That is, it is possible that this tsuba once belonged to a pair of tsuba (daishō) where the smaller one, the shō, depicted an openwork of orchid and Sword Guard (Tsuba) Depicting Bamboo Vase for Ikebana and Plum Branch 25670
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