Japanese Kozuka Samurai silver ring
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Description
18th - 19th Century AD. The bronze original is in the form of a rat eating nuts. The kozuka serves as the handle of a small utility knife carried within the scabbard of Japanese daggers and swords. This decorative part of a sword mounting is often elaborately decorated, revealing the status, wealth, and style of its owner. It measures 13mm wide, hallmarked Sterling silver. Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. It can also be supplied in 9 carat and 18 carat gold.
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