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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Swords and Related: Pre 1900: Item # 1392207

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Dmitry Levit Asian Art
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Cambridge, MA 02139
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19th century Japanese kozuka (sword knife) handle with multimetal inlays depicting a Shinto ritual ladle containing various flowers, its bamboo handle decorated with a tied ribbon. Superb crisp work - see the fine textures of different flowers and nodules of the handle, silver and bronze inlays, gilding, finely textured ground called nanako, which means “fish-eggs” as it resembles fine rows of caviar, in great condition. Length 3 9/16 inches.