Hand guard, Oval lobed tsuba in front of a dagger with an open hitu, composed of 17 layers of alternating copper and shakudo, visible in the volutes in the copper surface (guri-bori technique)., anonymous, Japan, 1700 - 1900, Edo-period (1600-1868) / Meiji-period (1868-1912), copper (metal), h 5.9 cm × w 4.4 cm
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Hand guard, Oval lobed tsuba, front, dagger, open hitu, composed, 17 layers, alternating copper, shakudo, visible, volutes, copper surface, guri-bori technique, Japan, 1700, 1900, Edo-period, 1600-1868, Meiji-period, 1868-1912, copper, metal
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