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| - This short sword, <i>wakizashi</i>, has a broad ridged blade of slight curve and a wooden hilt diagonally wrapped in gold silk braid, with diamond-shaped openings, revealing rayfish skin. The ornamental metal pieces positioned either side of the hilt, known as <i>menuki</i>, are in gold and decorated with an image of a ho-o, which is a type of phoenix. The hand guard, <i>tsuba</i>, is made of the copper-gold alloy <i>shakudo</i> and in the shape of a star, and the <i>fuchi-kashira</i>, which are the pommel and collar of the hilt, are of silver with gilt dragons amid clouds in relief. The accompanying scabbard is of wood covered in lacquered rayfish skin. (en)
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