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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Swords and Related: Pre 1900: Item # 1476810

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Dmitry Levit Asian Art
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Cambridge, MA 02139
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19th century iron sukashi Japanese sword tsuba for tanto with design of a turtle with a very long tale. The subject may be a minogame (turtle with a long tail made from seaweed and algae accumulated from many years leaving in the sea) or a directional animal - the Black Snake-Tortoise of the North. Clever design and nice detailed work (see its carapace), a bit of rust, overall in very good condition. Height 2.16 inches.