剑卫（筑波） - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	剑卫（筑波）
品名（英）	Sword Guard (Tsuba)
入馆年号	1933年，33.40.14
策展部门	武器和盔甲（Arms and Armor）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1701 - 公元 1800
创作地区	原产国: 日本（Country of Origin: Japan）
分类	剑家具Tsuba（Sword Furniture-Tsuba）
尺寸	高 2 7/8 英寸 (7.3 厘米), 宽 2 3/4 英寸 (7 厘米); thickness 3/16 英寸 (0.5 厘米); 重 2.4 盎司 (68 g)
介绍（中）	日本剑柄的各个元素在边缘武器史上是独一无二的，因为它们既被视为剑的功能部件，也被视为独立的艺术品。这些元素中最突出的是tsuba，这是一种将剑柄底部与握把顶部分隔开的圆盘状防护装置。tsuba的装饰包含了广泛的主题：自然主义的场景、世俗的故事，以及正如这tsuba所展示的那样，宗教象征这个例子的装饰特点是一个用流苏绳缠绕的海螺壳，用穿孔和凿制的铁制成，上面有镀银和镀金的亮点。海螺壳是佛教八大吉祥标志之一，代表着佛祖的供奉。它们既出现在宗教仪式的背景下，也作为日常用品的装饰。海螺壳象征着胜利，代表着佛教教义的传播和力量。这些含义的演变在一定程度上是由于军事上使用海螺作为信号喇叭的结果。在这种身份下，作为一种仪式对象，海螺与山部有着密切的联系。
介绍（英）	The individual elements of the hilt of a Japanese sword are unique in the history of edged weapons in that they are intended to be seen both as funtional parts of the sword and as independent works of art. The most prominent of these elements is the tsuba, the disklike guard that separates the base of the blade from the top of the grip. The decoration of tsuba encompasses a wide range of themes: naturalistic scenes, secular stories, and, as this tsuba demonstrates, religious symbolism. The decoration on this example features a conch shell entwined with tasseled cords, executed in pierced and chiseled iron with silvered and gilt highlights. The conch shell is one of the Eight Glorious Buddhist Emblems, or the Eight Auspicious Symbols, which represent the venration of the Buddha. They appear both in the context of religious rituals and as decoration for objects of everyday use. The conch shell signifies victory and represents the dissemination and the strength of Buddhist doctrine. These meaning evolved in part as a result of the military use of the conch as a signaling trumpet. In this capacity, and as a ritual object, the conch is closely identified with the yamabushi.