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Selene. She/her. Fan account of Yumi Tamura's BASARA. No copyright infringements intended. Shares stuff & opinions. I still use machine translators.

Jun 18, 2022, 6 tweets

Short #Thread

Correction of a tweet.
Detail of an illustration from Yumi Tamura's BASARA (Sarasa's emerald(?) dagger).

vs
Topkapi Dagger. A gift from Ottoman's Sultan Mahmud I to Shah of Iran, mid 18th c. Collection of Topkapi Museum Palace, Turkey.

(cont) #田村由美 #BASARA

(Contd - Yumi Tamura's BASARA)

Comparison of the hilt (Sarasa's dagger hilt vs The Topkapi Dagger / Jambiya hilt)

The topkapi dagger has a hilt adorned with 3 cabochon-cut emerald and is made of gold.

(cont) #田村由美 #BASARA #Thread

(Contd 2 - Yumi Tamura's BASARA)

Comparison of the scabbard (Sarasa's dagger vs the Topkapi Dagger)

#田村由美 #BASARA #Thread

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