Hand guard with sacred cord, Rounded rectangular tsuba with slightly raised edge, on the front inlaid with different colored metals (iroe takazogan) a shimenawa (holy cord), on which two lucky notes, a yuzuri leaf and two fern leaves are hung, signed 'kansai katsumi' (?)., Katsumi Kansai (possibly), Japan, c. 1800 - c. 1900, Edo-period (1600-1868) / Meiji-period (1868-1912), iron (metal), gold (metal), silver (metal), h cm

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Hand guard with sacred cord, Rounded rectangular tsuba with slightly raised edge, on the front inlaid with different colored metals (iroe takazogan) a shimenawa (holy cord), on which two lucky notes, a yuzuri leaf and two fern leaves are hung, signed 'kansai katsumi' (?)., Katsumi Kansai (possibly), Japan, c. 1800 - c. 1900, Edo-period (1600-1868) / Meiji-period (1868-1912), iron (metal), gold (metal), silver (metal), h cm

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