Hand guard with sacred cord, Rounded rectangular tsuba with slightly raised edge, on the front inlaid with different colored metals (iroe takazogan) a shimenawa (holy cord), on which two lucky notes, a yuzuri leaf and two fern leaves are hung, signed 'kansai katsumi' (?)., Katsumi Kansai (possibly), Japan, c. 1800 - c. 1900, Edo-period (1600-1868) / Meiji-period (1868-1912), iron (metal), gold (metal), silver (metal), h 6.6 cm
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Hand guard, sacred cord, Rounded rectangular tsuba, slightly raised edge, front inlaid, different colored metals, iroe takazogan, shimenawa, holy cord, two lucky notes, yuzuri leaf, two fern leaves, hung, signed 'kansai katsumi, Katsumi Kansai, Japan, c, 1800, 1900, Edo-period, 1600-1868, Meiji-period, 1868-1912, iron, metal, gold, black-and-white
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