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Symbols for luck

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Title

Symbols for luck

Collection

Asia collection

Production

execution: anonymous, Japan

Measurements

height: 5.8 cm
width: 4.6 cm

Inventory number

EI 914

Acquisition

estate , 1978

Department

Asia Collection

Description

Hamidashi tsuba 食み出し鍔; Relief mit Einlagen (zōgan 象嵌 = Tauschierung) in der suemon zōgan 据紋象嵌-Technik. Glückssymbole: heiliger Schlüssel (hōyaku 宝鑰), Ratte, Glückshammer (uchide no kozuchi 打出の小槌) und Wunschjuwel (hōju 宝珠).

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