"Guard Ring Called Fushi - Japan - Edo Period (1603-1868)"
GUARD RING called FUSHIJapan
Edo period (1603-1868)
Signed
Iron, copper and gold
H. 3.6; L. 2.1; Thickness 1.3 cm
Iron fushi decorated with three three-lobed leaves - one of which is copper - branches enhanced with gold, a silver flower bud and five motifs, probably heraldic.
Located between the handle (the tsuka) and the guard (the tsuba), the fushi serves to reinforce the tsuka.
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Catalogue number: 5068
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