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Description: | Tanto, steel blade, curved, tapering and single-edged with single tang hole and inscription. Gold covered copper habaki, mokko-shaped tsuba of shakudo nanako ornamented with flowers and leaves in gold, copper and shakudo relief, with two gold covered copper seppas. Fuchi of gold covered copper with panels of flowers in relief. Kashira of copper and plain black lacquer, wooden hilt covered in same and white braid cord. Menuki in the form of dragons in gilt copper. Wooden scabbard covered in black lacquer with five gold lacquer flower heads and gilt copper kurikata opening. Japanese, c1800. | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.science&industry.285389 | Go to resource |
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