Japanese Type 19 Cavalry Officer’s Saber (Kyū-guntō) Ray Skin Hilt Meiji c1886 Sword LS109 Inkan Designed for the Japanese art

Designed for the Japanese art of floral arrangement

The neck carries a heart-and-scroll border in blue and white

In the last photo you can see that an image of the embossing from the original has been rendered in the reproduction

25" diameter

This style of bowl is favored by Japanese Buddhist sects for its tone

Japanese Type 19 Cavalry Officer’s Saber (Kyū-guntō) Ray Skin Hilt Meiji c1886 Sword LS109 Inkan Designed for the Japanese artEarly Type 19 transitional Japanese Army officers ky gunt (company grade), Meiji 1922 (1886c. 1888 89). A scarce, short run variant produced immediately after the Army Uniform Regulations of 6 July 1886, this sabre bridges the earlier Type 8 and the standardized Type 19. The gilt brass hilt combines the new open work floral guard of the Type 19 with Type 8 DNA (the wide, flat knuckle bow and ray skin, wire ribbed grip). The company grade backstrap is