Antique Japanese Edo Period Gilt Copper Wasp Menuki Sword Fittings, Pair , 19th Century, Late Edo

Updated August 8, 2026

A finely detailed pair of antique Japanese menuki modeled as wasps or hornets (hachi/suzumebachi), cast and chased in high relief with articulated wings, legs, antennae, and segmented bodies.

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