A carved wood ceremonial tanto inlaid in mother-of-pearl, stained ivory and horn with numerous monkeys clambering among fruiting peach branches, fitted with a similar kozuka, the eyes inlaid in dark horn and with horn mounts (minor pieces of inlay missing) -- 16½.in.long overall, the kozuka signed.

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A carved wood ceremonial tanto inlaid in mother-of-pearl, stained ivory and horn with numerous monkeys clambering among fruiting peach branches, fitted with a similar kozuka, the eyes inlaid in dark horn and with horn mounts (minor pieces of inlay missing) -- 16½.in.long overall, the kozuka signed.
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