The saber was presented by Queen Victoria to Goto Shojiro, a vassal of the Tosa clan. The lion's head is carved in ivory, and the blade is engraved in English with the date of the attack.
The saber will be exhibited at the Seikado Bunko Museum in Marunouchi, Tokyo next month (June) It is believed that the wife of Yanosuke Iwasaki, the second president of Mitsubishi who established this storage facility, was Goto's eldest daughter.