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Sawasa smallsword pommel
Upgraded with filigree to resemble a snuff bottle.
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
Japanese port city, the designated area of trade with Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries
Winged dragon tsuba
A fine and unusually large tsuba. Attributed to Hizen by the NBTHK.
Sawasa style iron guard
Unusual piece with depiction of a foreign figure.
Nanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)
The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.
Sawasa
A term used for colonial Asian metalwork in black and gold.