Japanese Meiji Silver Mallet of Fortune
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Intriguing Japanese Meiji period sterling silver mallet, in the form of Daikoku's Uchide no Kozuchi or 'Mallet of Fortune', incised with geometric, bird and foliate decoration, accented with gilt, two character mark to mallet handle, length 12.5 cm and width 6.5 cm, with braided orange tassled strap
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.