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099 Kirin. Kirin are the most difficult menuki to find. These mythical animals are the offspring of a cow and a dragon, and comprise of a horse's body, a dragon's head and the tail of a shi-shi. This set is available in Multiplate only. Tanto and wakizashi size only, as it would be slightly too small for a Katana. £170.00
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017 Mount Fuji. Made in black & gold, and topped off with the mountain top of highly polished silver, this Mount Fuji menuki set is one of the oldest and most popular menuki that we have. 1.8 inches (45 mm) long. £170.00
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018 Mount Fuji and the Golden Pagoda. This katana sized menuki displays a heavy treeline with a snow topped Mount Fuji and a Golden Pagoda in the background. A great bargain. 2.8 inches (71 mm) long. £170.00
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030 Temple Guardians. Available either in blackened silver or, as shown above, plated with 24K gold. These menuki are best used on katana sized swords only. 1.75 inches (45 mm) long.
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031 Tori. Available in black with the tori (gate) polished bright silver. 1.73 inches (43 mm). £142.00
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032 A deity. Flowers & branches. Multiplate only. 1.73 inches (43 mm). £170.00
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083 Gokosho (Sanskrit: Vajra) or double lightning bolt. The gokosho is a ritual implement in esoteric Buddhism (Mikkyo), the chief branches of which are Shingon and Tendai. Implements such as the gokosho are placed on an altar or are held by a celebrant in order to sanctify the space, to symbolize the Buddha’s power, and to empower the celebrant. Available in black or in 24K gold plate on a silver base. Fits katana or wakizashi; 1.17 inches (29 mm) long.
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084 Gokosho (Sanskrit: Vajra). Available in black, or in 24K gold plate on a silver base. Tanto size only, 0.91 inches (24 mm) long.
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085 Gokosho and Ken. The ken is a Buddhist sword, a physical manifestation of the power of Buddhism, usually seen emanating from a gokosho and frequently used as a symbol of the Five Kings of Light, Fudo Myo-o being the best known. Available in multiplate, blackened silver, or in 24K gold plate on a silver base. Katana or wakazashi sized, 2.20 inches (56 mm) long.
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089 Signs of the Zodiac. Available in blackened silver (as above) or 24K gold plate on a silver base.
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212 Daikoku, one of the Seven Gods. Gold on silver base. 1.14 inches (29 mm) long. £106.86
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270 Daikoku, one of the Seven Gods. Gold plate on alloy base. 1.22 inches (31 mm) long. £67.09
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271 Hotei, one of the Seven Gods. Gold plate on alloy base. 1.34 inches (34 mm) long. £67.09
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273 Hagoromo, the magical feather-mantle of a Tennin (an aerial spirit or celestial dancer) in the Noh play of the same name. Gold plate on alloy base. 1.46 inches (37 mm) £67.09
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253 Ho-oh, a legendary bird. Gold on silver base. 2.44 inches (62 mm) long. £146.64
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254 Kumo-jinjuro. Gold on silver base. 2.95 inches (75 mm) long. £186.41
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256 Dragon with sword (Kenmaki-ryu). Gold plate on alloy base. 2.12 inches (54 mm) long. £67.09
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241 Dragon with ken sword (Kenmaki-ryu). Gold on silver base. 2.04 inches (52 mm) long. £129.59
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086 Dragon with ken sword (Kenmaki-ryu). In esoteric Buddhism this symbol represents a manifestation of Fudo Myo-o, Kurikara Ryujin, coiled round a sword. Available in gold plated sword & black dragon, 24K gold plate on a silver base (as above) or in blackened silver. Katana sized; 2.50 inches (63 mm) long. Matches the smaller wakizashi (# 87) size set. Great for a Daisho.
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087 Dragon with ken sword (Kenmaki-ryu). Available in multiplate, as above, in 24K gold plated on a silver base or in blackened silver. Wakizashi sized; 1.65 inches (42 mm) long. Daisho set when paired with # 86.
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093 Small water dragon. Available in 24K gold plate on a silver base (as above) or blackened Silver. At 1.50 inches (38 mm) in length, this set is suitable for a large Tanto or Wakizashi.
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094 Small dragons. Available in antique silver, blackened silver or 24K gold plate on a silver base. Wakizashi or tanto sized.
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095 Dragon buttons. Available in blackened silver or in 24K gold plate on a silver base. Perfect for a tanto.
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096 Large water dragons. Available in blackened silver or in 24K gold plate on a silver base. Katana sized, at just under 3.00 inches (76 mm) long.
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097 Narrow water dragon. Available in 24K gold plate, as above, or in blackened silver. Katana sized, 3.00 inches (76 mm) long.
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098 Dragon. One of our most popular sized dragons. This set is available in 24K gold plate, as above, or in blackened silver.
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100 Large Dragon. Available in 24K gold plate, as above, or in blackened silver. Katana sized at slightly over 3.00 inches (76 mm) in length.
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101 Thin dragon. This set is an original copy made from a fine quality Goto kozuka and kogei. Available in black or in 24K gold plate, as above. Katana sized, 2.00 inches (51 mm) long with a very low profile.
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102 Dragon. Available in 24K gold plate, as above, or in blackened silver.
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103 Dragon and Tiger. A very rare and seldom found menuki theme depicting the dragon and tiger battling each other. Available only in multiplate, as above. £170.00
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104 Dragon. Perhaps the artist who carved the original menuki was inspired by the contemporary Art Nouveau movement of the late 1800's, as this menuki set is non-traditionally designed. Available as above, or in blackened silver. Katana sized.
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202 Small dragon in a circle. Gold on silver base. For tanto, 0.59 inches (15 mm) diameter. £101.18
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216 Dragon. Gold on silver base. 1.49 inches (38 mm) long. £112.55
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217 Long, narrow dragon. Gold on silver base. 1.73 inches (44 mm) long. £112.55
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221 Large long and narrow dragon. Gold on silver base. 2.24 inches (57 mm) long. £112.55
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222 Dragon and Tiger. Gold on silver base. 1.45 inches (37 mm) long. £118.23
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255 Large dragon. Gold on silver base. 2.87 inches (73 mm) long. £203.45
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257 Dragon. Gold plate on alloy base. 1.89 inches (48 mm) long. £67.09
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114 Dragon and tiger. Multiplate on silver base. 2.25 inches (58 mm) long. £170.00
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118 Daikoku, one of the seven gods. Gold plate on silver base. 1.33 inches (33 mm) long. £154.00
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