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A gold tiger with black shakudo stripes is shown crouched near bamboo. Tigers and bamboo are commonly paired on sword fittings. They represent the acceptance of the strong (tiger) by the weak (bamboo).

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36450
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    "inscriptions": "[Signature] 江川宗孝作; [Translation] Egawa Munetaka saku",
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