Smallsword Hilt and Blade, ca. 1730, Nagasaki, hilt, Japanese, possibly Dejima; blade, European, Steel, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, Hilt (a); L. approx. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. approx. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Wt. 5.3 oz. (150.3 g); blade (b); L. 40 1/8 in. (101.9 cm); Wt. 5.5 oz. (155.9 g), Swords, Sword hilts of European fashion made of shakudō, an alloy of copper and gold patinated to the blue-black color that was used in Japan for small decorative objects such as sword mountings, were probably fabricated for the Dutch East India Company at their trading post on the Japanese island of Deshima
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Smallsword Hilt, Blade, ca, 1730, Nagasaki, hilt, Japanese, Dejima, blade, European, Steel, copper-gold alloy, shakudō, gold, Hilt, L, approx, 7, 17.8 cm, W, 4, 10.2, Wt, 5.3 oz, 150.3 g, b, 40 1/8, 101.9, 5.5, 155.9, Swords, Sword hilts, European fashion, alloy, copper, gold patinated, blue-black color, Japan, small decorative, objects, sword mountings, fabricated, Dutch East, India, Company, trading post, Japanese island, Deshima
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