Dagger (aikuchi) with a silver saya with dragons chasing jewels in clouds and an elephant head tsuka in silver (51.1286.1-51.1286.2)

Overall: 14 3/16 in. (36 cm) Citation Source image

Kozuka, kogai - Waves heart shaped cutout; unusually small kozuka. Saya - Dragon with jewels in clouds; brown lacquer koiguchi; gold habaki. Tsuka - one piece, in form of an elephant's head.

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Japanese

Medium

Silver, steel, gold, brown lacquer

Genre

daggers aikuchi Tanto blade kozuka kogai saya tsuka

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