Edo Period Menuki Pair: Naginata with Sode Armor & Fan Sheathed Sword Shakudō Gold Details LS104 Nesting Bowls Print 22"H x 12"W

Print 22"H x 12"W

Please view the close-up pictures to admire the fine details and workmanship of this beautiful Imari plate

Having been only very sparingly and lovingly used for decades this natsume remains in fine condition

The art work itself measures about 45" x 16"

Edo Period Menuki Pair: Naginata with Sode Armor & Fan Sheathed Sword Shakudō Gold Details LS104 Nesting Bowls Print 22"H x 12"WAntique 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