Japan
Edo period (1603-1868)
Brass, Shakudo, Sentoku
H.: 9.4 ; L.: 8.4 ; Th.: 1 cm
Set of four brass handles covered with shakudo.
In the centre is the mon ‘Naka-wa ni To-sa gashiwa’, To-sa leaves in a medium-sized ring; main coat of arms of the Yama-no-Uchi; enhanced with Sentoku.
The edges are engraved with scrolls and foliage enhanced with Sentoku.
Ref : 5972
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