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Sawasa smallsword pommel snuff bottle

Sawasa smallsword pommel

Upgraded with filigree to resemble a snuff bottle.
Nagasaki raden katana kake logo

Mother of pearl inlaid katana kake

In black and gold urushi lacquer, with fine mother-of-pearl inlays with aquatic landscapes on both sides.
Nagasaki logo

Nagasaki

Japanese port city, the designated area of trade with Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries
Winged dragon tsuba

Winged dragon tsuba

A fine and unusually large tsuba. Attributed to Hizen by the NBTHK.
Sawasa style guard logo

Sawasa style iron guard

Unusual piece with depiction of a foreign figure.
Nanban kogai and kozuka called futakoromono

Nanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)

The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.
Sawasa logo

Sawasa

A term used for colonial Asian metalwork in black and gold.