Metal collar ending a sword hilt fuchi, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 19th century; katana fuchi; metal fitting for a melee weapon hilt decorated with pine trees, twigs, and caps; height 0.5 cm, width 1.6 cm., A small oval object rests on a smooth surface, showing a dark, almost black body with metallic gold decorative elements on its top and a gold-lined oval opening on its side; the top decoration includes a textured leaf-like motif and a raised, ridged form, and the surface beneath reflects faintly. The visible colors are black, gold, and shades of gray.
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Metal collar ending a sword hilt fuchi, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 19th century; katana fuchi; metal fitting for a melee weapon hilt decorated with pine trees, twigs, and caps; height 0.5 cm, width 1.6 cm., A small oval object rests on a smooth surface, showing a dark, almost black body with metallic gold decorative elements on its top and a gold-lined oval opening on its side; the top decoration includes a textured leaf-like motif and a raised, ridged form, and the surface beneath reflects faintly. The visible colors are black, gold, and shades of gray.

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Metal collar ending sword hilt fuchi Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 19th century katana fuchi metal fitting melee weapon hilt decorated pine trees twigs caps height 0.5 cm width 1.6 cm small oval object rests smooth surface showing dark almost black body metallic gold decorative elements top gold-lined oval opening side top decoration includes textured leaf- motif raised ridged form surface beneath reflects faintly visible colors black gold shades gray.

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