Sword hilt cap kashira, demons oni decoration, Japanese art, hilt for katana, lightning motif, Edo period 1603–1868, 18th century, Japan; kashira; height 3.5 cm, width 1.9 cm, depth 1.0 cm., A small carved object rests on a smooth gray surface, showing a dark brown material with textured carved patterns and traces of dull gold accents; it has an elongated oval shape with a rounded end and a narrower end featuring a recessed opening lined with a bright gold-colored edge, and a faint reflection of the object appears on the surface beneath it.
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Sword hilt cap kashira, demons oni decoration, Japanese art, hilt for katana, lightning motif, Edo period 1603–1868, 18th century, Japan; kashira; height 3.5 cm, width 1.9 cm, depth 1.0 cm., A small carved object rests on a smooth gray surface, showing a dark brown material with textured carved patterns and traces of dull gold accents; it has an elongated oval shape with a rounded end and a narrower end featuring a recessed opening lined with a bright gold-colored edge, and a faint reflection of the object appears on the surface beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Sword hilt cap kashira demons oni decoration Japanese art katana lightning motif Edo period 1603–1868 18th century Japan kashira height 3.5 cm width 1.9 cm depth 1.0 cm small carved object rests smooth gray surface showing dark brown material textured patterns traces dull gold accents elongated oval shape rounded narrower featuring recessed opening lined bright gold-colored edge faint reflection object surface beneath .

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