Kawari Gata - what is the sense of that shape?

[Rodenbacher]

I bought a small Tsuba in Kawari Gata Shape. Nara Style, ca. 1800, signed Michitoshi (& Kao). Height is 6,3 cm.

 

I love it but I just wonder what the sense of a Kawari Gata is? Will it not make it rather difficult to draw your sword? The rectangle edges on the bottom must be very uncomfortable when they get into a tangle with the Kimono, I suppose...

 

I don't think its just a display piece at it was definitely mounted on a sword.

 

Any suggestions?

[Curran]

Doesn't roll when sword put on the floor.

[christianmalterre]

time this Tsuba got produced did sort out such untypical proportions.

this,again,is an Tsuba purely made for itself...no consense to practice(certainly never got mounted in practical consense-if ever?).

Equally you should ben well aware about it´s functionality...swords these days got very rarely drawn!

Nice and interesting-an good Tsuba!(in artistical merit)

 

Christian

[Soshin]

Hi,

 

I think it means odd shape. I once had a papered tsuba with this shape. Thanks for posting photos of this nice tsuba.