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Japanese Menuki “Kinsatsu” Gold Tag Edo–Meiji period Copper alloy gilt inscribed 金札 (Kinsatsu, “Gold Tag”) LS197 Futondansu allowing learners to focus onAntique Japanese Menuki with Kinsatsu Gold Tag MotifJapan, EdoMeiji period (19th century) This unusual Japanese sword ornament (menuki) is crafted in the form of a small gilt plaque shaped like a roofed tag, bearing the inscription (Kinsatsu, gold tag). The piece is executed in copper alloy with traces of original gilding preserved on both faces. Menuki were decorative and symbolic fittings placed beneath the wrapping of a swords hilt (tsuka). They