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A SET OF DAISHO FUCHI KASHIRA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1850)

Each of the pair of fittings is of shakudo nanako ground and is inlaid in gold with a tiger on the kashira with carved details and a tiger in battle with a shakudo dragon on the fuchi; both beasts with carved details--each fuchi length 3.8cm., height 1.2cm.; each kashira length 3.5cm., height 1.0cm. (2)

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