Sword hilt decoration menuki, Suiyôdô, Toshimasa maker, Japanese art, Japanese culture, Edo 1603–1868, weapons, melee weapons, swords, katana, hilts, menuki, hens, roosters iconography, 19th century Edo period, Japan, height 3.2 cm, width 1.5 cm, depth 0.7 cm, A small irregularly shaped metallic object sits against a plain gray background; the object has a dark brown and black patina with areas of worn gold along its scalloped edges and a few lighter beige or off-white spots on its surface, and it appears slightly concave with a small rectangular raised element near its center.
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Sword hilt decoration menuki, Suiyôdô, Toshimasa maker, Japanese art, Japanese culture, Edo 1603–1868, weapons, melee weapons, swords, katana, hilts, menuki, hens, roosters iconography, 19th century Edo period, Japan, height 3.2 cm, width 1.5 cm, depth 0.7 cm, A small irregularly shaped metallic object sits against a plain gray background; the object has a dark brown and black patina with areas of worn gold along its scalloped edges and a few lighter beige or off-white spots on its surface, and it appears slightly concave with a small rectangular raised element near its center.

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Sword hilt decoration menuki Suiyôdô Toshimasa maker Japanese art Japanese culture Edo 1603–1868 weapons melee weapons swords katana hilts menuki hens roosters iconography 19th century Edo period Japan height 3.2 cm width 1.5 cm depth 0.7 cm small irregularly shaped metallic object sits plain gray background object dark brown black patina areas worn gold scalloped edges lighter beige off-white spots surface slightly concave small rectangular raised element near center.

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