A Pair of Kyo-Kanagushi Gold Menuki
Edo period (18th century)
Carved in high relief as a pair of gambolling Chinese lions
With a Hozon tosogu (Sword fitting worthy of preserving) certificate no. 433190 attributing these menuki to Kyoto school sword-fittings maker, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozen Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 1997.4.15 (2)
A Pair of Kyo-Kanagushi Gold Menuki
Edo period (18th century)
Carved in high relief as a pair of gambolling Chinese lions
With a Hozon tosogu (Sword fitting worthy of preserving) certificate no. 433190 attributing these menuki to Kyoto school sword-fittings maker, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozen Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 1997.4.15 (2)
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