String threading knob kurigata, Melee weapon hilt fitting with side holes, undercut. Depicts deer, leaves, animals; various surface texturing techniques. Decorative element; Japanese, Edo–Meiji period, 19th century 1603–1912. Materials/technique: swords/scabbard fitting. Height 2.3 cm, width 3.2 cm, depth 1.5 cm., A small oval metallic object with a textured surface centered on a plain gray background, showing a raised sculpted deer in profile with antlers and a patterned body; the object appears in shades of bronze, dark brown, and gold against various tones of gray.
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String threading knob kurigata, Melee weapon hilt fitting with side holes, undercut. Depicts deer, leaves, animals; various surface texturing techniques. Decorative element; Japanese, Edo–Meiji period, 19th century 1603–1912. Materials/technique: swords/scabbard fitting. Height 2.3 cm, width 3.2 cm, depth 1.5 cm., A small oval metallic object with a textured surface centered on a plain gray background, showing a raised sculpted deer in profile with antlers and a patterned body; the object appears in shades of bronze, dark brown, and gold against various tones of gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_476

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (400.3Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

String threading knob kurigata Melee weapon hilt fitting side holes undercut Depicts deer leaves animals various surface texturing techniques Decorative element Japanese Edo–Meiji period 19th century 1603–1912 Materials technique swords scabbard fitting Height 2.3 cm width 3.2 cm depth 1.5 cm small oval metallic object textured centered plain gray background showing raised sculpted deer profile antlers patterned body object shades bronze dark brown gold various tones gray.

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