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Sword (original) and later handle, sword guard, and scabbard
1394-1427
Ietsugu
forged steel blade and lacquer
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Sword (13th century) and scabbard (18th century) with design of samurai writing a poem under cherry tree
1299-1301
Kagemitsu
forged steel blade with wooden handle and scabbard
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Tsuba (sword guard) with chrysanthemum and butterfly design
18th century
Japanese
iron with gold inlays
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Tsuba (sword guard) with eight family crests
19th century
Japanese
iron and gold
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Tsuba (Sword guard) with design of dragon among clouds
19th century
Okada Masatoyo
iron with gold and silver inlays
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Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics
early 18th century
Japanese
iron with gold, silver, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
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Tsuba (sword guard) with design of three pawlownia crests and vines
circa 1750
Kinai School
iron, gold and shakudô (copper-gold alloy)
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Tsuba (sword guard) with design of blowfish, shrimp and plant
19th century
Seishinsai
brass with gold, silver, copper, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
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Tsuba (sword guard) with incised flame design
late 16th century - early 17th century
Artist Unknown, Nabeshima ware, Japan
Shakudô (copper-gold alloy)
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Kris handle in the shape of an ogre
20th century
Indonesian
ivory
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Kris handle
19th century
Indonesian
wood
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