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Hi Luc,
This ko zunari is the Satsuma Shimazu example that was given to King Philip II of Spain as a diplomatic gift and was taken to Europe in the Tensho mission of 1582.

Luc Taelman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2017 9:36 am the one from the Royal armories in Leeds.

Luc,

Very similar to Takemura-san's that we saw in the exhibition at Odawara!