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gilt detailing
Includes tube and signed box
Teruhide Kato was born in Kyoto in 1936 and trained in Japanese painting at Kyoto Art University (often rendered “Kyoto Art College” in English)
The art work itself measures about 45" x 16"
where beauty and utility meet
Edo Period Menuki Pair: Naginata with Sode Armor & Fan Sheathed Sword Shakudō Gold Details LS104 Nesting Bowls gilt detailingAntique Japanese Menuki Pair Naginata with Sode Armor and Fan over SwordJapan, Edo period (18th19th century) This evocative pair of Edo period menuki presents a deeply symbolic dialogue between masculine and feminine emblems. On one side, a naginata rests beneath a sode shoulder guard. The naginata, though fully martial, is culturally remembered as the favored weapon of samurai women, embodying grace combined with ferocity. The sode armor plate above
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