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Item number [ B020124 ]
Title : Sword guard with design of links
There is no signature (Shoami)

Dimensions: Length 7.67cm, width 7.64cm, edge thickness 0.50cm
Thickness of the seppadai: 0.50cm, Weight: 101.4g

Period : Edo period
Price 65,000 yen (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : Hozon tosogu paper (issued 4 March Heisei 27(2015) by the NBTHK).

Material Iron
Shape: round
Two holes
Technique Ji-translucent, brass-covered edges

Feature : Link ("鐶") are metal handles, the shapes of which can be combined to create a variety of designs. There is a brass ring over the lid.

Condition Excellent.

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Item number [ B010124 ]
Title: Sword guard with turnip translucent design
Signature : no signature.

Dimensions: Length 7.40cm, width 6.80cm, edge thickness 0.50cm
Thickness of the seppadai: 0.50cm, Weight: 105.8g

Period : Edo
Price 30,000 yen (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Iron
Shape : Vertical round
Hole : two holes
Technique : Iron with hammered decoration, gold-covered edges.

Feature : A sword guard with a lustrous iron finish. The openwork pattern is in the shape of a turnip leaf, with a gold over-ring firmly wrapped around it.

Condition: Excellent.

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Item number [ B011023 ]
Motif : design of Floral raft
Signature: "長門国住 岡本義勝作" By Okamoto Yoshikatsu, Nagato Province

Dimensions: Length 7.97cm, width 7.83cm, edge thickness 0.38cm
Thickness of the kiribadai: 0.45cm, Weight: 89.2g

Period : Late Edo period
Price JPY 120,000(shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : NBTHK hozon tosogu paper
(issued 22 December 2022).

Material Iron
Shape Vertical round 
Two holes 
Technique Inlay, inlaying, inlaid with inlaid colours, small meat with square edges.

Yoshikatsu was the third generation of the Okamoto clan of Nagato Province. Also signed Choshu Hagi Jyuu.

Sword guard with a flowing water design in the background with a moderate scattering of rafts and cherry blossoms, and a back view of a person rowing a raft on the front seppadai. The sword guard is inlaid with gold and decorated with spring sunlight, and overflowing with an energetic atmosphere.

Condition: Excellent.

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Item number [ B060823 ]
Motif : design of chrysanthemum
signature : "予州松山住藤原光信 寛政元己酉年六月吉日"
Size: length 6.80cm, width 6.57cm, thickness of edge 0.34cm, thickness of seppa-dai 0.50cm,
weight : 98g
Period : Edo, second half of. (1789)
Price : JPY 120,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper :n/a 

Material : Iron
Shape: round
Hole : two holes
Technique Katakiri-bori, hair ke-bori carving

Feature : Mitsunobu is a sword mount maker of the Iyo Shoami school. The chrysanthemum flower seen from the side is placed diagonally to the right and above, and the composition makes the most of the blank space with movement in some of the leaves. It is made of well-forged jigane and is lustrous.
This work is listed on page 491 of the 'Kinko's signature (book of signatures').

Condition : Generally excellent, but there is a little rust.


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Item number [ B050823 ]
Motif : design of arabesque
signature : no signature (Nanban)
Size: length 8.80cm, width 8.66cm, thickness of edge 0.67cm, thickness of seppa-dai 0.40cm,
weight : 178.5g
Period : Edo
Price : JPY 150,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : NBTHK Tokubetsu kicho tosogu paper(issued on 21st Nov. Showa 46(1971))
Material : iron
Shape: round
Holes : n/a
Technique : nunome-zogan inaly bank shape mimi edge
Feature : This is a large round sword guard with an imposing style. It appears to have been entirely inlaid with nunome zogan, with fine nunome grooves covering the entire sword guard, including the edges. The few remaining silver inlays show an arabesque design on one side and a gauze pattern on the other.
Condition : excellent

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Item number [ B040823 ]
Motif : design of bridge
signature no signature (Kamakura)
Size : length 8.00cm, width 8.25cm, thickness of edge 0.23cm, thickness of seppa-dai 0.30cm,
weight : 93.5g
Period : Edo
Price : JPY 120,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a
Material : iron
Shape: six directional petal of flowering quince
Holes : one out of two filled
Technique : sukidashi engraving
Feature : The figure is neatly illustrated with the moon and stars, a mountain in the clouds and a bridge with a pseudo-pearl. The edges have rope-like engravings. The thin, pale-faced sword mount.
Condition : excellent

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Item number [ B040523 ]
Motif : design snow plum openwork
signature  TODA Hikozaemon "戸田彦左衛門"

Size : length 8.37cm, width 8.32cm, thickness of edge 0.16cm, thickness of seppa-dai 0.61cm,
weight : 166.4g

Period : Edo, middle of.
Price : JPY 60,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : NBTHK Hozon tosogu paper (issued on 22nd Dec. Reiwa 4(2022))

Material : iron, shakudo
Shape:  round
Holes :one
Technique : Amida-yasuri rasp, kage-sukashi openwork, hamegane metal fitting, uchi-kaeshi mimi edge

Feature :   The impressive snow plum design is expressed in watermark and inlaid metal against a delicate Amida rasp. The sword gurad is of medium-high construction with the iron ground gently scraped down to the edge.

Toda Hikozaemon lived in Toda-mura, Kaito-gun, Owari Province.

Condition : excellent
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Item number [ B130423 ]
Motif : design of chrysanthemum openwork
signature  no signature

Size : length 5.78cm, width 5.70cm, thickness of edge 0.31cm
weight : 32g

Period : unknown
Price : JPY 23,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : iron
Shape:  shape of chrysanthemum
Holes :one
Technique : ji-sukashi openwork

Feature :   A simple design of chrysanthemum flowers, the thickness of which is reduced in a mortar shape from the middle of the seppa base to the stem chest on the front only.

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Item number [ B120423 ]
Motif : of chrysanthemum openwork
signature  no signature

Size : length 5.74cm, width 5.70cm, thickness of edge 0.46cm
weight : 36.5g

Perido : unkonown
Price : JPY 25,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : copper
Shape:  shape of chrysanthemum
Holes : one
Technique : ji-sukashi openwork

Feature :   It is a chrysanthemum watermark with 12 petals, and the stem chest indicates that it was used on a dagger with a thick layer. The thickness is reduced in the shape of a mortar from the middle of the kiriba stand to the stem chest on the front only.

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Item number [ B010423 ]
Motif : design of water leaves openwork
signature  "武州住忠時作"

Size : length 7.58cm, width 7.27cm, thickness of edge 0.46cm
weight : 81g

Perido : Edo, second half of.
Price : JPY 140,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : NBTHK Tokubetsu Tosogu paper "特別保存刀装具鑑定書" (issued on 14th July Reiwa 3(2021)), Tokubetsu kicho paper "特別貴重認定書"(issued on 26th March Showa52(1977))

Material : Iron
Shape:  Round
Holes : two
Technique : Niku-bori, ji-sukashi, maru-mimi

Feature :   The graceful flow of water and the lively appearance of water plants make this a refreshing sword mount. Tadatoki was a swordsmith who lived in Akasaka, Edo (present-day Tokyo). The first generation worked for 39 years from 1717 and made sword mounts in the design style on iron base in the round shape, and the sixth generation inherited the sword mounts with the Tadatoki inscription.

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Item number [ B170622 ]
Motif : design of mountainous field
Signature no signature (Sho-ami "正阿弥")

Size :  length 7.97cm, width 7.07cm, thickness of edge 0.60cm
weight : 146.8g

Period :  Edo

Price :   JPY 65,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : NBTHK Tokubetsu kicho paper
Material : Iron base, gold
Shape : tate-maru shape
Hole : two
Technique : nunome-zogan inlay

Feature :  This sword guard depicts scenic landscapes with a gold cloth-pattern inlay technique.

Condition :  Excellent

Kiri box : attached (with shifuku)

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Item number [ B080622 ]
Motif : design of ivy and fan
Signature "後藤常正(mark)"


Size :  length 7.81cm, width 7.70cm, thickness of edge 0.47cm
weight : 156.2g

Period :  Edo, second half of.

Price :   JPY 110,400- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : NBTHK Hozon tosogu paper "保存刀装具鑑定書"(issued on 19th June Reiwa "令和"2(2020))
Material : Iron
Shape : Round
Hole : two out of two filled
Technique : sukidashi engraving, suki-nokoshi dote-mimi (Intentionally leave carving)

Feature :  

A combination of ivy with stretching vines and a fan with a spreading end. Both are auspicious designs symbolising prosperity.

Goto Tsunemasa was called Shinsuke by the Nakamura clan, and studied under the Goto Seijo family in Edo (now Tokyo), where he was allowed to take the surname Goto.

He is said to have been a member of the family with Tsunechika, a pupil of Goto Ichijo. He lived in Zoga-cho, Wakayama, Kii Province.


Condition :  Very slight red rust, otherwise good.

Kiri box : attached
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Item number [ B030622 ]
Motif : design of four directional flowers
Signature no signature (Owari)


Size :  length 8.01cm, width 7.73cm, thickness of edge 0.81cm
weight : 115.9g

Period :  Edo, middle of.

Price :   JPY 80,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon tosogu paper "特別保存刀装具鑑定書"(issued on 28th February Heisei "平成"25(2013))
Material : Iron
Shape : Papaya-shaped, eight directional, variant
Hole : two out of two filled.
Technique : ji-sukashi openwork, round edge maru-mimi

Feature :  Shape with a slight addition of thickness from the seppa-dai The vigour and spirit of the opening of the flower seems to be conveyed.

Condition :  Excellent

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B010622 ]
Motif : design of Three stars in a single letter Family crest openwork
Signature no signature (armourer)


Size :  length 8.6cm, width 8.58cm, thickness of edge 0.53cm
weight : 141.2g

Period :  Edo

Price :   SOLD
Certificate paper : n/a
Material : Iron
Shape : Round
Hole : n/a
Technique : character openwork, plowed up edge

Feature :  The well-forged iron ground is watermarked with the three-star family crest in a single letter, known as the Mori family crest.

Condition :  There is some red rust on the surface.

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B021021 ]
Motif : design of ivy
Signature / artisan :   no singature
Size :  length 8.95cm, width 8.93cm, thickness of edge 0.34cm
weight :  154.6g

Period :  Edo

Price :  JPY 38,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Iron, brass  
Shape and technique :  Round, inaly
Hole :  n/a (one hole filled)

Feature : Large size tsuba, inlaid with an arabesque design in brass on a hammered iron base.

Condition :  The colour of the metal on the sides of the seppa is slightly blackish.

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B031021 ]
Motif : mokume forged
Signature / artisan :   "土佐国明珍宗利 神道古鉄錬 二月吉日"

Size :  length 6.92cm, width 6.85cm, thickness of edge 0.43cm
weight :  76.7g

Period :  Edo

Price :  SOLD
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Iron  
Shape and technique :  Kawari mokko, suki-sage chieseling
Hole :  two (one out of two filled)

Feature :  The design consists of hats on all four sides. There are various types of hats, but this one has a protrusion in the middle, reminiscent of a traveller wearing an Ichime hat and a tare kimono.

Condition :  Excellent

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B041021 ]
Motif : design of clouds and waves "菱雲波図"
Signature / artisan :   no signature "無銘"(Owari "尾張") 

Size :  length 7.39cm, width 6.58cm, thickness of edge 0.36cm
weight :  82.4g

Period :  Edo

Price :  JPY 28,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Iron  
Shape and technique :  mokko shape
Hole :  two (one out of two filled)

Feature : It has a parallel frame inside a vertical, slightly angular pumpkin shape, with clouds carved on the inside, a diamond cut in a straight line on the inside, and a wave pattern carved and inlaid with points.

Condition :  There are a few areas where the point inlay is missing, but these are unobtrusive and otherwise good.

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B051021 ]
Motif : design of chrysanthemum "菱菊図" 
Signature / artisan :   no signature "無銘"( Owari "尾張") 

Size :  length 6.78cm, width 6.05cm, thickness of edge 0.46cm
weight :  93.8g

Period :  Edo

Price :  JPY 28,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Iron  
Shape and technique :  Mokko, sukisage-bori
Hole :  two (one out of two filled)

Feature : A neat chrysanthemum design with a diamond cut in a straight line within a long, rounded shape.

Condition :  There are some shallow areas of red rust.

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B061021 ]
Motif : design of chrysanthemum open work "菊花透" 
Signature / artisan :   no signature "無銘"

Size :  length 7.18cm, width 7.11cm, thickness of edge 0.43cm
weight :  50.1g

Period :  Edo

Price :  SOLD
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Iron , gold
Shape and technique :  round, kage open work, nunome zogan inlay.
Hole :  two

Feature : Sword guard with double openwork of chrysanthemum petals and gold fusame inlay around both chest holes and on the outer edge.

Condition :  Excellent

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B081021 ]
Motif : design of snow on the sedge hat "笠雪図"
Signature / artisan :   "忠次"

Size :  length 6.95cm, width 6.77cm, thickness of edge 0.38cm
weight :  90.6g

Period :  Edo

Price :  JPY 33,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Iron  
Shape and technique :  Round, kage open work
Hole :  one

Feature : This is a lovely watermarked sword mount with snow piled up on the top of the hat. Tadatsugu was a famous sword mounter in Kyoto during the mid-Edo period.


Condition :  Some minor rust.

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B091021 ]
Motif : design of rain falls "雨文様図" 
Signature / artisan :   no signature

Size :  length 6.05cm, width 5.95cm, thickness of edge 0.32cm
weight :  70.5g

Period :  Edo

Price :  JPY 20,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Iron  
Shape and technique :  Tate-maru, sen line chieseling
Hole :  n/a

Feature : The oblique, vigorous lines depict a rain pattern. There is a hole for sheathing.

Condition :  Red rust is present.

Kiri box : n/a

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Item number [ B101021 ]
Motif : design of cherry blossom "桜花図" 
Signature / artisan :   "文政元年二月 忠信"

Size :  length 6.44cm, width 5.90cm, thickness of edge 0.26cm
weight :  75.4g

Period :  Edo

Price :  JPY 18,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Silver, gold, iron  
Shape and technique :  Tate-maru, nunome zogan inlay
Hole :  one

Feature : Sword mounts with gold and silver cherry blossoms inlaid with Nunome Zogan on iron.

Condition :  There is some red rust in places. Nunome inlay on the ears is partially preserved.

Kiri box : n/a

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Item number [ B130721 ]
Motif : design of cross, plum and ginkgo open work "十字に梅銀杏透鐔"
Signature / artisan :  no signature

Size :  length 6.94cm, width 6.6cm, thickness of edge 0.55cm
weight :  104.2g

Period :  Edo "江戸"

Price :  JPY 28,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Iron  
Shape and technique :  Tate-maru-gata, open work, ko-sukashi
Hole :  two

Feature : Slightly vertical, round silhouette. Cross as ground watermark. Around nakago-ana hole, gingko on top, polka dots and plum blossom at the bottom, the left and right hitsu-ana have a bead-shaped hole. Iron tsuba with openwork carving. A small and somewhat lovely design.


Condition :  Some minor rust but it gets better with care.

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B110721 ]
Motif : design of paulownia and wheel open work
Signature / artisan :  no signature

Size :  length 6.59cm, width 6.35cm, thickness of edge 0.55cm
weight :  114.5g

Period :  Edo "江戸"

Price :  JPY 27,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Iron  
Shape and technique :  nade-kaku-gata, yô-sukashi, ke-bori
Hole :  one

Feature : The approaching or passing wheel. The paulownia blossom bends in the breeze. A combination of narrative and classical subjects.


Condition :  Slightly worn. Thick, solid tsuba. Mostly good.

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B070721 ]
Motif : design of sun rise and Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga) open work
Signature / artisan :  no signature

Size :  length 8.21cm, width 7.85cm, thickness of edge 0.58cm
weight :  107.4g

Period :  Edo "江戸"

Price :  JPY 38,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Iron  
Shape and technique :  six directional mokko, niku-bori, ji-sukashi open owrk.
Hole :  two

Feature : In the brilliant glow of the morning sun, it has the composition with well placed myoga pattern. It's quite entertaining. Well-designed and balanced sword guard.
Condition :  Excellent

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B060721 ]
Motif : design of Pine bark and water chestnuts "松皮菱文" open work
Signature / artisan :  Kishu ju Sadanaga "紀州住貞命"

Size :  length 8.49cm, width 8.30cm, thickness of edge 0.56cm
weight :  191.8g

Period :  Edo "江戸"

Price :  JPY 38,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Iron  
Shape and technique :  Round 
Hole :  two

Feature : The round iron sword guard sense us the sun, the full moon or the space.Two pine bark motifs with small openwork in the middle show not stopping at static messages, but、The angles and positioning of the pieces give them a lively appearance, like birds in flight.

Condition :  Slight rust marks. But it is not noticeable and generally good.

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B050721 ]
Motif : design of ebisu Daikoku "恵比寿大黒" open work
Signature / artisan :  Yamashiro ju Yoshihisa "山城住吉久作"

Size :  length 8.24cm, width 8.22cm, thickness of edge 0.66cm
weight :  165.2g

Period :  Edo, middle of "江戸"

Price :  JPY 38,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Copper  
Shape and technique :  Round shape  niku-bori open work  cast metal
Hole :  two

Feature : Daikokuten and Ebisu-ten face each other with smiles on their faces. A very auspicious piece. Cast metal sword guards with carved openwork construction. The colour of the ageing process is deep and it has a firm, hand-held feel. Yoshihisa "吉久" was a specialist in casting and mending in Kyoto around the middle of the Edo period.

Condition :  Excellent

Kiri box : attached


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Item number [ B050321 ]
Motif : design of fans open work "左右扇面透" 
Signature / artisan :  no signature(Higo "肥後")

Size :  length 8.09cm, width 横7.61cm, thickness of edge 0.40cm
weight :  100.4g

Period :   Edo "江戸"

Price :  JPY 150,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : NBTHK Tokubetsu hozon tosogu paper "特別保存刀装具鑑定書"(issued on 25th Aug. Reiwa 2(2020))
Material : Iron  
Shape and technique :  Tate-maru oval shape "竪丸形"  refined iron surface "鉄磨地" kage-sukashi openwork "陰透" horikomi inlay "彫込象嵌" square edge kaku-mimi ko-niku "角耳小肉" 
Hole :  two

Feature : The forged iron is polished to a fine finish. Smooth texture. slightly shaved edge, which makes flange surface rounded. Spacious and harmonious vertical round shape. Carved inlays framing the shaded watermark on the fan, it has a different pattern on the front and back to give it a different look. Engraved inlay is also applied to the rim and ears of the sword guard.

Condition :  Excellent.

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B040121 ]
Motif :  design of dragons "玉追双龍図"
Signature / artisan :  no signature(Nanban "南蛮")

Size :
大 : length : 7.59cm, width : 6.88cm, thickness of edge 0.44cm, weight 77.0g
小 : length : 7.35cm, width : 6.61cm, thickness of edge 0.47cm, weight 79.5g

Period : Edo "江戸"
Price :   JPY 58,000-(shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a
Material : Iron "鉄"
Shape and technique :  mokko shape "木瓜形" ji-sukashi open work "地透" gold-nunome-inlay "金布目象嵌"

Feature : The arabesque has a thin, fleshy curve on the front and back faces.The shape of the dragon's mouth is symmetrical and U-shaped.The shading and the strength of the three-dimensional design are also considered., It has been carefully carved in openwork.It is also valuable because it is available in large and small sizes.


Condition :  There is a partial decay on the ear side on both the large and small sizes.but otherwise generally good.

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B090320 ]
Motif :  design of facing patterns openwork "向文様透鐔" 
Signature / artisan :  no signature "無銘" (Akasaka "赤坂")

Size :  length : 7.84cm, width : 7.70cm, thickness of edge mimi 0.56cm,
Weight : 113.3g

Period :  Edo "江戸"

Price : JPY 64,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : NBTHK Hozon tôsôgu paper ( issued on
H22(2010).4.27)

Material : Iron "鉄"  
Shape :  Tatemaru-gata "竪丸形" 
Technique : ji-sukashi openwork "地透" maru-mimi "丸耳"
Hitsu holes : two "両櫃孔"

Feature : Facing, corresponding free and easy patterns and firmly centre positioned rectangle seppa-dai. In abstract design, vigor and elegant simplicity harmonized perfectly.

Kiri box :attached.

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Item number [ B070320 ]
Motif :  design of chrysanthemum and arabesque "菊桐唐草図鐔" 
Signature / artisan :  no signature "無銘" (Edo Higo "江戸肥後")

Size :  length : 7.68cm, width : 7.10cm, thickness of edge mimi 0.39cm,
Weight : 106.8g

Period :  Edo "江戸"

Price : JPY 78,400- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : NBTHK Hozon tôsôgu paper ( issued on
H20(2008).5.2)

Material : Iron "鉄"  
Shape :   mudguard shape doro-yoke gata "泥障形" 
Technique : suki-dashi-bori "鋤出彫" kô-suki bori "甲鋤彫" gold nunome inlay "金布目象嵌" suki-nokoshi dote-mimi "鋤残土手耳"
Hitsu holes : two "両櫃孔"

Feature : (omote) : fretwork around circle, part by part, there are foliage scrolls. Both on top and bottom, there are paulownia design kiri-mon. Around the hole hitsu-ana, petals of chrysanthemum designs distributed.

(ura) : gold inlays, design of alga or mist, distributed. Around the hole, round engraved lines drawing patten, sen-boku"線刻", made similar to the luster shape. They are completely different designs making it contrast between omote and ura sides.

A iron tsuba, the charm which specific to excellent and smooth iron surface, comes to be realized.

Kiri box :attached.

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Item number [ B020320 ]
Motif :  design of chrysanthemum "枝菊図鐔" 
Signature / artisan :  no signature "無銘" (Aizu Shô-ami "会津正阿弥")

Size :  length : 8.76cm, width : 8.24cm, thickness of edge mimi 0.33cm,
Weight : 175.3g

Period :  Edo "江戸"

Price : 102,400- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : NBTHK Hozon tôsôgu paper ( issued on
H25(2013).2.28)

Material : Iron "鉄"  
Shape :  Tatemaru-gata "竪丸形" 
Technique : Taka-bori "高彫" inlay iroe "象嵌色絵" 鋤残耳
Hitsu holes : two "両櫃孔"

Feature : Well filled and grained iron large and imposing tsuba. Using color metal iro-gane, variety of chrysanthemum engraved finely. They are not only elegant but feel us strong vitality.

Kiri box :attached.

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Item number [ B141119 ]
Motif :  design of chrysanthemum and water "菊水透鐔" 
Signature / artisan : no signature Echizen "越前"

Size :  length : 8.53cm, width : 8.49cm, thickness of edge mimi 0.55cm,
Weight :   164.4g

Period :  Edo 

Price : JPY 76,000-(shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)

Certificate paper :  NBTHK Hozon tôsôgu paper (issued on 27th October Heisei 20(2008))
Material : Iron "鉄" 
Shape : murugata "丸形" kakumimi-koniku "角耳小肉"  
Technique : nikubori-ji-sukashi openwork "肉彫地透"

Hitsu holes : two "両櫃孔"

Feature : A tsuba little larger, heavyly and presence. On design, a splash which rising from bottom part, which above part connected leaves of chrysanthemum toward left and right. Above part of seppadai, chrysanthemum flower, which viwed from side, is expressed as if sun and sunshine rising from moutain top with dignity by nikubori-jisukashi technique. It was made so carefully. One can read its celebration meaning. Conditions :  Excellent

Kiri box :  attached. image

Item number [ B011119 ]
Motif :  design of tomoe and a flower of water chestnut (openwork) "巴花菱透" 
Signature / artisan : no signature Kishû Sadanaga "紀州貞命"

Size :  length : 7.95cm, width :7.97cm, thickness of edge mimi 0.55cm,
Weight :   110.2g

Period :  Edo 

Price : SOLD

Certificate paper :  NBTHK Hozon tôsôgu paper (issued on 28th Fev. Heisei 25(2013))
Material : Iron "鉄" 
Shape : Round "丸形" round edge "丸耳"  
Technique : open work ji-sukashi "地透かし"
Hitsu holes : two "両櫃孔"

Feature : Making it outline, outer edge of tomoe circle. Profoundly opened inside, there is a design of "花菱" (litterally flower in diamond shape). Both right and left side of seppadai, there are two holes. A thick Tsuba.
Forceful, splendid and dynamic. One of fascinating design. Kishû Sadanaga was said that the Tsuba-craftman who carried the descendent from Hôan. In Kishû Wakayama province, there were several generations from the beginning through middle of Edo period. Even though this tsuba has no signature but it is attributed to Kishû Sadanaga from the dynamic composure and its beauty .

Conditions :  Excellent

Kiri box :  attached.

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Item number [ B111019 ]
Motif :  design of sleet "霙文" 
Signature / artisan : no signature

Size :  length : 8.40cm, width : 8.40cm, thickness of edge mimi 0.22cm,
Weight :   148.9g

Period :  Edo 

Price : JPY 45,000-(shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)

Certificate paper :  n/a
Material : Iron "鉄" 
Shape : tate-maru-gata "竪丸形"  
Technique : Polsihed surface migaki-ji "磨き地"
Hitsu holes : two "両櫃孔"

Feature : Well forged iron base made into polished surface. Very fine vertical file are given.
The surface of tsuba are chemically reacted, the method called "腐らかし". Shallowly decayed part shows natural scenery. It is an illusional pattern like sleet.

Conditions :  Excellent

Kiri box :  n/a. Special sack attached.

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Item number [ B091019 ]
Motif :  design of Amitabha files Amida-yasuris "阿弥陀鑢文" 
Signature / artisan :  no signature Myô-chin "明珍"
Size :  length : 8.30cm, width : 8.30cm, thickness of edge mimi 0.49cm,
Weight :   102.4g

Period :  Muromachi 

Price : JPY 55,000-(shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)

Certificate paper :  NBTHK Hozon tôsôgu paper ( issued on 16th Nov. Heisei 30(2018)) 

Material : Iron "鉄" 
Shape : Round "丸形"  
Technique : Amitabha files Amida-yasuris "阿弥陀鑢地", fold-back edge "打ち返し耳"
Hitsu holes : two "両櫃孔"

Feature : Not too much putting the shape in order, edge side becoming thick by fold-back,
making it thin toward seppa-dai with Amitabha files "阿弥陀鑢". Rugged and unrefined is one of characteristics. Regarding hItsu holes, Kozuka-hitsuhole is much larger than kô-gai-hitsu-ana. It can be considered that it contrive making the room for design or specification of kozuka.

Conditions :  Excellent

Kiri box :  attached.

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Item number [ B061019 ]
Motif :  design of plain surface "素文" 
Signature / artisan :  no signature
Size :  length : 5,84cm, width : 5,20cm, thickness of edge mimi 0.37cm,
Weight :   70.6g

Period :  Edo 

Price : JPY 20,000-(shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)

Certificate paper :  n/a 

Material :  Shibu-ichi alloy "Shibu-ichi" 
Shape : Round, a little tate-maru-gata "竪丸形"  
Technique : Polsihed surface "磨き地"
Hitsu holes : one

Feature : Small and simple.

Conditions :  Some scratches, dents. Feel of used ness. 
Kiri box :  n/a. Special sack attached.

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Item number [ B450319 ]
Motif :  iron-base small openwork "鉄地小透"
Signature / artisan :  no signature

Size :  length : 9.17cm, width : 8.95m, thickness of edge mimi 0.52cm,
Weight :  160.3g

Period :  Edo  

Price : SOLD
Certificate paper :  n/a
Material :  Iron "鉄"    
Shape :   mokkô "木瓜形"  
Technique : ko-sukashi "小透" hammer pattern "槌目"
Hitsu holes :  two "両櫃孔" 

Feature : Grossy iron surface, there are long and short horizontal lines and hanmmer patterns. Large size tsuba which has a hole for ude-nuki-o and small openwork.
 
Conditions :  excellent. 
Kiri box : attached
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Item number [ B161217 ]
Motif :  Nanako-ji mumon-zu "魚々子地無文図" 
Mei ( signature ) : "成龍軒栄寿" "金象嵌落款"  

Size :  length : 6.28cm, width : 5.92cm, thickness of edge mimi 0.41cm
Weight :  95.0g

Period :  Edo

Price : JPY 50,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included)
Certificate paper :  n/a
Material :  Iron   
Form : Tate-maru-gata "竪丸形"  
Technique : Nanako-ji "魚々子地"  
Hitsu holes :  two "両櫃孔"   
Feature :   Fine "nanako" is scattered on a blackish iron face like "shakudô" tsuba. Middle height finish with declining toward mimi edge. It can be seen that it is carefully made with a moderate design. 

Condition : Excellent.  
Kiri box : attached
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Item number [ B121217 ]
Motif :  Plumns, bush warbler and cows "梅鶯牛図" 
Mei ( signature ) : no signature    

Size :  length : 8.77cm, width : 8.63cm, thickness of edge mimi 0.40cm
Weight :  96.8g

Period :  Edo

Price : JPY 80,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included)
Certificate paper :  n/a
Material :  Iron   
Form : Sumi-kiri kaku-gata "隅切角形"  
Technique : Niku-bori ji-sukashi "肉彫地透", ke-bori "毛彫", gold nunome inlay "金布目象嵌"  
Hitsu holes :  two "両櫃孔"   
Feature :  When spring east wind blew, make it a balmy even if no master of plum tree there. Kochi fukaba nioi okoseyo ume no haha aruji nashi tote haru na wasure so "東風吹かば 匂いおこせよ 梅の花 あるじなしとて 春な忘れそ". Tenmangû shrine, where this famous tanka poet creater SUGAWARA Michizane enshrined, is known as a place in connection for its associations with cows. Won't you have it as a charm for exam?

Condition : Excellent.  
Kiri box : attached
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Item number [ B111217 ]
Motif :  Mumon hamidashi tsuba "無文喰出"
Mei ( signature ) : no signature ( Satsuma )   

Size :  length : 5.28cm, width : 4.39cm, thickness of edge mimi 0.38cm
Weight :  50.5g

Period :  Edo

Price : JPY 50,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included)
Certificate paper :  n/a
Material :  Copper "銅"   
Form : Tate-maru-gata "竪丸形"  
Technique : Migaki-ji "磨地", kaku-mimi ko-niku "角耳小肉"  
Hitsu holes :  Single "片櫃孔"   
Feature :   Hamidashi tsuba which seemed to be used for a koshirae with thick kasane tanto. On black colored copper base, fine v-shaped patterns engraved. Close to edges, there are lines parallel to tsuba outline, in random, likely to be broken, engraved shallowly. Opposite side of hitsu-ana hole and nakago-ana hole, there are saya-dome-ana holes.

Condition : Excellent. On ura side, there is a little patina observed.
Kiri box : attached
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Item number [ B080817 ]
Motif  Paulownia patterns distributed, kiri-mon chirashi "桐紋散図" 
Mei ( signature ) no signature    

Size  length : 8.26cm, width : 7.72cm, thickness of edge mimi 0.62cm,
Weight 161.4g

Period  Edo 

Price  SOLD
Certificate paper  n/a
Material :  Iron, shakudô "赤銅"   
Form :  Squared Japanese quince kaku mokkô 
Technique :  Uchikomi "打込" 
Hitsu holes :  One out of two filled
Feature :  A Japanese quince form (mokko-gata) in nearly squared. Iron base (tetsu-ji) has ripped edge (uchi-kaeshi mimi). Paulownia patterns (kiri-mon) generally distributed by hammer. By the change of angles and the degree of forces, it has succeeded to have rich expression.

Condition :  Excellent
Kiri box : attached
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Item number [ B020817 ]
Motif  Open work, Sasa-sukashi, "笹透" 
Mei ( signature ) no signature    

Size  length : 7,78cm, width : 7,79cm, thickness of edge mimi 0,5cm
Weight 82,8g

Period  Edo

Price  JPY 42,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included)
Certificate paper  n/a
Material :  Iron 
Form :  Round, maru-gata, "丸形" 
Technique :  Open work, jisukashi, "地透" 
Hitsu holes :  One hole kata-hitsu-ana "片Hitsu holes : "  
Feature :  Round shape, iron made into ji-sukashi, bamboo leaves and stem are expressed simply and strongly. An ancient poet in Nara period, Kakino-moto-Hitomaro, created a following poem. "Bamboo leaves sway gently in mountains, I think of my wife firmly, who left behind in my house". (Sasa-no-ha-wa miyama-mo saya-ni sayage-domo ware-wa imo omou wakare kinureba. "笹の葉はみ山もさやにさやげども我は妹思ふ別れ来ぬれば"), It might be that this Tsuba was used by devoted samurais husbands like him.

Condition :  Excellent
Kiri box : attached
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Item number [ B010817 ]
Motif  Open work, shihô inome sukashi mokko-gata , "四方猪目透木瓜形" 
Mei ( signature ) :
omote :Kino Munemasa "紀宗正"
ura : Shintô gotetsuren Myôchin Ôsumi-no-kami "神道五鉄錬 明珍大隅守"   

Size  length : 7,8cm, width : 7,36cm, thickness of edge mimi 0,38cm,
Weight 123,3g

Period  Edo

Price  JPY 40,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included)
Certificate paper  n/a
Material :  Iron 
Form :  Japanese quince mokko shape "木瓜形" 
Technique :  Open work, shihô inome sukashi , ko-sukashi
Hitsu holes :  two, ryô-hitsu-ana, "両Hitsu holes : " 
Feature :  The face rises toward center. Well grained migaki-ji plate iron Tsuba. It has a formative shape kurikomi "刳込み" and open work inome-sukashi "猪目透" are connected and made united. The edge of inome eyes have chamfer on, gentle roundness attached. Not only enhancing the safety but showing elegantly reflecting the light. It shows well the texture of iron base
itself. There is a small open work ko-sukashi at below left of Tsuba.

Munemasa "宗正" had a family name Myôchin "明珍". He lived at Shônai, Dewa province. He worked around second half of Edo period.

Condition :  Excellent
Kiri box : attached
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Item number [ B110817 ]
Motif Eight bridges, Yatsu-hashi-zu, "八ツ橋" 
Mei ( signature ) No signature  

Size  Length 8.35cm, width 8.19cm, "耳重ね"(thickness of round edge) 0.44cm,
Weight 130.7g

Period  Edo

Price  JPY 50,000- ( shipping and insurance fees are not included)
Certificate paper  n/a
Material :  Iron, gold
Form : Round 
Technique :  Migaki-ji sukashi-bori kin(gold) inlay shaku-dô hurku-rin
Hitsu holes :  two holes 
Feature  Good quality iron tsuba, expressed finely with sukashi pattern, combined with smooth and round surface, something swelled by water tension.
The motif may be the dance of iris flower spirit. It is filled with refreshing energy.

Condition  There are some detached points on gold inlay. 
Kiri box  attached
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Item number [ B020916 ]
Motif  Nichirin tsuru-ha(sun, vine and leaf)
Mei (signature)  No signature

Size  Length 6.96cm, width 6,77cm, mimi-kasane (thickness of edge)0,33cm, Weight 102g
Period  Edo

Price  JPY 35,000(shipping and insurance fees are not included )
Certificate paper  not attached
Material :  Su-aka
Shape  Mokko
Technique :  Kata-kiri-bori Ke-bori
Hitsu holes :  Kata-hitsu hole shitate

Feature  Tsuba which explains an additional leaf of tsuru(tendril) and leaf by katagiri-bori on suaka-ji, which changed into the steady color by passed years. On addition to that, there are engraving of true circle sun in the center of tsuba on the two sides. It may wish accord or harmony.
Conditions   There are minute flaws. Trace of seppa observed. It might occur due to long mouting in koshirae.
Kiri box  attached
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Item number [ B030516 ]
Motif  Nasu(egg plant)
Signature / metier  No signature (Kinai)

Size  Length 7.45cm, Width 7.01cm, thickness (of edge (mimi)) 0.53cm, weight 122.5g
Period Begining of Edo Period

Price  JPY 38,000 (shipping and insurance fees are not included )
Certificate paper  NBTHK Kicho kodo-gu certiricate paper
Material :  Iron 
Shape  Kawari-Shape  Maru-mimi
Technique :  Niku-bori
Hitsu holes :  Ryo-Hitsu holes shitate

Feature  Making a charming tsuba in the shape of round eggplant. Fresh cuticular of fruit is expressed in tetsu-migaki-ji in smooth. Calyx really looks like that as if it has thorns but no harm. By care of soft cloth, such as "becchin", it is one of real pleasure, showing more gloss of black iron tsuba, not using other materials. Depending on the care, the tsuba has potential to become more "delicious".

Conditions  There is few scratches on seppa-dai.
Kiri box Attached.
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Item number [ B050216 ]
Motif  Futatsu-hiki ryo-sukashi
Signature / metier  No signature (attributed to Yagyu)

Size  Length : 7.31cm, width : 7.10cm, thickness (of edge (mimi)) 0.61cm, weight 103.5g
Period  Edo period

Price  JPY 200.000- (shipping and insurance fee not included)
Certificate paper  Hozon certificate paper (issued on 26th January Heisei 21(2009))
Material :  Iron
Shape  Maru Shape  Kaku-mimi, koniku
Technique :  Ji-sukashi
Hitsu hole  Ryo-Hitsu hole

Feature  The tsuba which has futatsu hiki-ryo mon sukashi as ji-sukashi, with round and thick iron ji(base).
There appears spiral shape ji-mon both on omote and ura.
It has mat and fine texture.

It shows specific scene with the taste of iron rust in blueish calm tone and fine frosted surface.

Conditions  Excellent.
Kiri box  attached. (FIne kiri box )

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Item number : [ B121015 ]

Motif :  Wachigai-tsunagi sukashi

Signature / metier :  No signature(Sho-ami)

Size :  Length : 8.16cm, width : 8.05cm, thickness (of edge(mimi)) : 0.64cm, weight : 82.5g

Period : Edo

Price : JPY 138,000- (shipping and insurance fee not included )

Certificate paper :  Hozon Certificate paper : (by NBTHK issued on 27th April Heisei 23(2011))
Material : Iron.
Shape :  Yatsu-mokko Maru-mimi
Technique : Niku-bori ji-sukashi
Hitsu hole :  -

Feature :  Sukashi with eight circles, even width, combined like flower, is large and strong but reducing the weight in its finish.
The taste of color is well with charm.
It has nice presence attached with koshirae.

Conditions : Excellent.

Kiri box : Attached.

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Item number : [ B111015 ]

Motif :  Kara-kusa-chirashi

Signature / metier :  No signature(Higo)

Size :  Length : 7.44cm, width : 7.35cm, thickness (of edge(mimi)) : 0.53cm, weight : 114g

Period : Edo, first half.

Price : 260,000- (shipping and insurance fee not included )

Certificate paper :  Hozon Certificate paper : (by NBTHK issued on 8th July Heisei 27(2015))
Material : Iron.
Shape : Kawari mokko-gata Maru-mimi
Technique: Iron. tsuchi-me-ji, kin nunome inlay
Hitsu hole :  two hitsu hole :

Feature :  Hitsu hole which reminds us tea storage bowl, the shape of kawari-mokko is so specific. Not wither but elegant. Higo tsuba which has well grained iron with the fine texture. Karakusa pattern, well balanced composition, it looks attractive with shining.

Conditions : Excellent.

Kiri box : Attached.

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Item number [ B071015 ]

Motif :  Nami-chidori

Signature / metier : No signature

Size :  Length : 6.51cm, width : 5.74cm, mimi(edge)0.44cm, weight : 74.0g

Period :  Edo, end of
Price :  100,000, JPY (fee of shipping and insurance not included )

Certificate paper :  n/a
Material :  Iron, gold, silver
Shape :  Nade-mokko :  Gin(silver) fukurin(nawame)
Metier :  Tetsu(Iron)-ishimeji, ke-bori, kin-nunome-inlay, gin(silver) suso-mon inlay, gin(silver) ten(point) inlay
Hitsu trou :  two holes

Feature :  Chidori and waves which contrast of gold and silver is significant. They are drawn on well grained iron.

Conditions :  There are a few scartches on the back nagakogohitsu. The rest remains excellent conditions.

Kiri box :  Attache

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Item number [ B061015 ]

Motif :  Budou(grape)-risu(squirrel)

Signature / metier : No signature

Size :  Length : 7.36cm, width : 6.92cm, mimi(edge)0.68cm(max.), weight : 108g

Period :  Edo Period :

Price :  120,000, JPY (fee of shipping and insurance not included )

Certificate paper :  n/a
Material :  Iron gold
Shape :  Kawari-gata, maru-mimi, uchikaeshi-mimi
Metier :  Tsuchi-me-ji, ke-bori, sukashi, kin(gold)nunome-inlay 
Hitsu trou :  Single trou

Feature :  Squirrels are attractive. The dessin of them, flying and turn, are wonderful.

Conditions :  Excellent

Kiri box :  Attache

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Item number : [ B031214 ]

Motif :  boar eyes Ino-me Round cross pattern hori

Signature / artisan :  No signature

Size :  L 7.78cm, W 7.80cm, seppadai kasane 0.40cm, mimi (edge)kasane 0.35cm, weight : 95g

Period :  Edo

Price : JPY 30.000-

Certificate paper :  Not attached.
Material :  Iron.
Shape : Round shape.
Metier :  Iron mallet base, sukashi hori
Hitsu hole :  two hitsu holes.

Feature :  Radomly rayout hori makes some sense of moving. It makes fun. Tsuba which as simple taste.

Conditions :  Very fine.
Kiri box :  Not attached.  Made by Touken Komachi tsubacase attached.

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Item number : [ B021214 ]

Motif :  Wave Hatô-zu 波濤図

Signature / artisan :  No signature

Size :   L 7.87cm, W 7.78cm, seppadai kasane 0.60cm, mimi (edge)kasane 0.54cm, weight : 185.5g

Period :  Edo

Price : JPY 30,000- (shipping and insurance not included)

Certificate paper :  Not attached.
Material :  Iron.
Shape : Round shape.
Metier :  Ironmallet seam  taka-bori  ke-bori
Hitsu hole :  two hitsu holes.

Feature :   On the profoudly massive feeling ita tsuba, wave motif come up palely. No excessive decorations as if sound of wave could be heard.
Conditions :  Very fine.
Kiri box :  Not attached.  Made by Touken Komachi tsubacase attached.

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Item number [ B010219 ]
Motif : design of four directional bracken shaped open work shihô warabite sukashi "四方蕨手透図", a pair of large and small
Mei ( signature ) : no signature(attributed to Kanayama "金山")

Size : 
L : L 7.92cm, W 7.58cm, thickness of edge mimi 0.54cm, weight 95.7g
S : L 6.41cm, W 6.10cm, thickness of edge mimi 0.57cm, weight 63.8g

Period : second half of Muromachi - Edo
Price : JPY 280,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price) 
Certificate paper : (small tsuba) : NBTHK Hozon tôsôgu paper ( issued on 27th April Heisei 23(2011))
Material : Iron, shakudô (large, fukurin part)
Technique : Aoi mokko-gata "葵木瓜形", ji-sukashi "地透", kaku-mimi- koniku "角耳小肉"

Feature : Both large and small tsubas are common in the theme of openwork "four directional bracken" "四方蕨手" , design with a bent tip. There is a difference in each tip part of warabi te "蕨手". Large tsuba's design is divided into two, and it bends each other. Small tsuba are represented in a shape bent in one direction. These are the variations of the figure corresponding to the size of each tsuba.
When two are in line with each other, it makes feeling the vitality of the budding plant as it is corresponding. At the same time, movement is born. It can be said that it is the combination of charm.
It is possible to think that it was originally made with this combination. In the large tsuba, a covered ring fuku-rin of red copper with a small diagonal cut pattern on the ear is applied. On small tsuba's fuku-rin, the uplift of tekkotsu on the steel as it is. Both are similar in strong iron quality with a black tint. Large tsuba has not yet been identified by certification. Small tsuba has been attributed to den-Kanayama by NBTHK.
Conditions : Excellent 
Kiri box : attached

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Item no. [ B040124 ]
Title Flowers with birds
Signature / Author No signature
Dimensions 
Length 1.49cm, width 3.06cm, height 0.46cm, weight 3.6g
Length 1.43cm, Width 3.00cm, Height 0.51cm, Weight 3.6g

Period : Edo period
Price ¥56,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)
Certificate paper :  n/a

Certificate None
Material Copper
Technique katachi-bori carving, hair engraving, gold and silver coloured painting.

Feature A small menuki with a lovely design of a bird resting on a bundle of firewood. It seems to be reminiscent of the flower-eating birds of the auspicious design. Looks good as a de-menuki for a short sword.

Condition Excellent.
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Item no. [ B040723 ]
Title: design of Paulownia tomentosa
Signature / Author : No signature

Dimensions 
Length 4.26cm, width 1.74cm,, height 0.33cm, weight 6.6g
Length 4.19cm, width 1.68cm, height 0.37cm, weight 6.6g

Period : Edo
Price 18,000 yen(the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)
Certificate paper :  n/a

Material copper
Technique : Katachi-bori, ke-bori engraving and gold iroe

Characteristics : The brightly coloured base metal shows a single Ichimoji and paulownia pattern. The ichimonji and paulownia design are made as one piece. There is a discreet shine.

Condition : Slightly greenish-blue.
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Item no. [ B020723 ]
Title Autumn insects
Signature / Author : No signature
Dimensions. 
Height 3.62cm, width 1.43cm, height 0.43cm, weight 4.8g
Length 3.71cm, width 1.29cm, height 0.40cm, weight 4.6g

Period : Edo period
Price ¥18,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)

Certificate paper :  None
Material : shakudo
Technique : katachi-bori, gold coloured painting

Feature : Insect with long antennae, contrasting black and gold. The insect seems to be concentrating on something in a stance with a low centre of gravity. Even the patterns on the wings are finely detailed.

Condition Excellent.


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Item no. [ B050423 ]
Title: design of husk tomato
Signature / Author : No signature (Ko-kinko)

Dimensions 
Length3.87 cm, width 1.45cm, height 0.61cm, weight 5.7g
Length 3.94cm, width 1.28cm, height 0.59cm, weight 4.8g

Period : Muromachi
Price 80,000 yen(the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)
Certificate paper :  Hozon tosogu paper( issued on 22nd Dec. Reiwa 4(2022))

Material : Shakudo
Technique : Katachi-bori engraving, gold coloured painting.

Characteristics : The devil's lantern (hozuki) has a distinctive lantern-like shape. The fruit is decorated with gold paintings and has a face peeping out.

Condition : excellent.
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Item no. [ B060423 ]
Title: design of grape
Signature / Author : No signature (Ko-kinko)

Dimensions 
Length 4.11cm, width 1.57cm, height 0.60cm, weight 6.3g
Length 4.44cm, width 1.51cm, height 0.54cm, weight 5.2g

Period :Muromachi
Price : SOLD
Certificate paper :  NBTHK hozon tosogu paper (issued on 22nd Dec. Reiwa 4(2022))

Material : Yamagane
Technique : Katachi-bori engraving, iroe, gold coloured painting.

Characteristics : Grapes with lush foliage and fleshy berries. The vines extend and the strongly rooted trunks are also powerful..

Condition : excellent.
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Item number [ B120622 ]
Title Ujigawa river advance
Signature / Author No signature

Dimensions 
length 1.61cm, width 3.99cm, height 0.47cm, weight 3.5g
length 1.57cm, width 2.88cm, height 0.52cm, weight 3.7g

Period : Edo period
Price 65,000 yen (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)
Certificate paper :n/a

Material : Shaku-do
Technique :  Katachi-bori, ke-bori, gold iroe

Feature :  This menuki depicts two warriors in full dress riding on horseback, taking bows and arrows and galloping. It is very finely carved and carefully crafted.

Conditions : Excellent.

Kiri box : attached

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Item number : [ B010821 ]
Motif : design of algae and shellfish. "藻貝図"
Mei ( signature ) : no signature "無銘"

Size :  
length 4.22cm, width 1.27cm, height 0.63cm, weight 6.1g
length 4.30cm, width 1.17cm, height 0.54cm, weight 6.1g

Period :   Edo "江戸"
Price :    25,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)
Certificate paper :  n/a
Material :  bronze "銅" gold "金" and siliver "銀"
Technique : katachi-bori "容彫" iro-e "色絵"

Feature : On a copper ground, the contrast between the texture of soft seaweed and hard shells is concretely expressed with a generous chisel movement.

Condition :  Excellent.

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B061120 ]
Motif : design of horses "群馬図"
Mei ( signature ) : No signature

Size :  
length 1.55cm, width 3.50cm, height 0.63cm, weight 4.9g
length 1.46cm, width 3.52cm, height 0.67cm, weight 6.0g

Period :  Edo
Price :   SOLD
Certificate paper :  n/a
Material :  Shakudo "赤銅"  gold "金" 
Technique :  katachi-bori "容彫" gold iroe "金色絵"

Feature :   It is the menuki that is expressed a herd of horses at play with full of life and dynamism. It is bright and glamorous with many gold colours.

Condition :  Excellent.

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B060720 ]
Motif : design of small portable pill box and holdall "印籠頭陀袋図"
Mei ( signature ) : no signature "無銘"

Size : 
small portable pill box "印籠" : length 3.36cm, width : 1.11cm, height : 0.55cm, weight : 4.1g
holdall "頭陀袋" : length 3.23cm, width : 1.27cm, height : 0.68cm, weight : 4.1g

Period :  Edo
Price :  SOLD
Certificate paper : n/a
Material : Shaku-do "赤銅" 
Technique : 容彫 金色絵 毛彫

Feature : This is a unique combination of an Inro, a small portable pillbox, a big bag like the one held by Hotei-sama, and a sacred gem. I wonder if someone had these fittings made as a gift for the exterior of a beloved sword belonging to a loved one, in the hope that it would bring peace to the road. Even if we can't see the truth, it must have been wrapped up in this inro and bag.

Condition : Excellent.

Kiri box : attached
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Item number [ B040516 ]
Motif  Tsue(wand)-kesa(surplice)
Signature / artisan  No signature

Size : L 1,25cm, W 4,82cm, H 0,54cm, weight 5,5g
L 1,16cm, W 4,88cm, H 0,50cm, weight 5,0g

Period : Edo period :
Price : JPY 45,000 (shipping and insurance fees are not included) 
Certificate paper : n/a
Material  Shaku-do
Metier  Katachi-bori, kin-iroe
Feature  The volume distinction is given to shaku-do-ji which has warm in color.
The motif of canes and surplice, which made by the beauty of form, drawn by the contrasts of lines and curves. The tip of canes have nodes, handle of canes are decorated fine chisel drawing circles. Very elaborate finish with kin-iro-e on some parts, "rusu-moyo" which shows they are owned by high priest or nobleman. Sometime, the theme is not the person but the mind which is common for whom seeking the enlightenment by austerity. The menuki which has refreshing atmosphere.
Conditions  Excellent
Kiri box  attached
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Item number : [ B010814]

Motif :  Balance

Signature / artisan :  No signature

Size :  L 1.02cm, W 3.32cm, thickness 0.33cm, weight : 4.5g
L 1.10 cm x , W 3.31cm, thickness 0.35cm, weight : 5g

Period :  Edo

Price : JPY 50,000- (shipping and insurance fee not included )

Certificate paper :  Not attached.
Material : Shakudo

Metier :  Kata hori  Point inlay kiniroe

Feature : The menuki's motif represent the measure, used for medicines or tiny items. The balance, plate and weight are set into one, in gourd shape box.
Smooth shakudo enhance the beauty of clean shape. At the holder part, there is a kiniroe, the one axis of cover has shakudo, the other has suaka inlay. These tiny decoration makes a kind of accent and interesting preference.


Menuki which covered by the book "The beauty of sword fittings vol.2"

Conditions :  Very fine.
Kiri box :  Attached.

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Item number : [ B050214]

Motif :  Fishermen

Signature / artisan :  No signature

Size :  length : 3.89cm width : 1.67cm thickness 0.61cm, weight : 6.0g length : 3.88cm width : 1.73cm thickness 0.5cm, weight : 5.0g

Period :  Edo

Price : JPY 23,000- (shipping and insurance fee not included )

Certificate paper :  Not attached
Material : Shakudo
Metier :  Kata hori  ke-bori  kiniroe

Feature :  Muscular fishermans who pull the net. hori express deep shaped faces and round hairs, which resemble to Greece mythology, Poseidon, who controls the sea.

Conditions :  Very fine.
Kiri box :  Attached.

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Item number [ B030124 ]
Title : Bird on persimmon
Signature / Author : No signature

Dimensions :
Fuchi: length 3.80cm, width 2.39cm, height 1.40cm, weight 26.8g
Kashira : Length 3.28cm, Width 1.82cm, Height 1.05cm, Weight 14.1g

Period : Edo period
Price 78,000 yen (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price) 
Certificate paper : None

Material Shubu-ichi, Gold 
Technique Polished ground, high relief, inlaid overglaze enamels

Feature : A branch with persimmon fruit and a bird. The piece is a beautiful harmony of colour and brilliance, with gold painting and inlaying of suaka on the shibu-ichi.

Condition : Excellent.

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Item number [ B021223 ]
Title : Plum blossoms
There is no signature.

Dimensions 
Fuchi: Length 3.84cm, Width 2.15cm, Height 0.85cm, Weight 12.2g
Kashira: Length 3.53cm, Width 1.59cm, Height 0.72cm, Weight 8.4g

Period : Edo period
Price : 45,000 yen (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price) 
Certificate paper : None

Material : shakudo, gold 
Technique : nanako-ji, takabori high engraving, gold coloured painting.

Features : Plum blossoms in lovely bloom are rhythmically arranged on the front, sides and buds, enhanced by the stately trunk and branches of the plum tree, creating a sense of purity.

Condition Excellent.
 
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Item number [ B190622 ]
Motif : design of ants "蟻図"
Mei ( signature ) :  Tsuneshige "常重"

Size : 
Fuchi : length : 3.96cm, width : 2.19cm, height : 1.21cm, weight : 23.2g
頭 : length : 3.49cm, width : 1.68cm, height : 0.87cm, weight : 10.0g

Period : Edo
Price :  SOLD
Certificate paper :  n/a

Material : Shakudo, suaka, gold
Technique :  migaki-ji, taka-bori, inlay iroe

Feature :  The observation of ants building nests is often done as a free research project by schoolchildren, and this fuchi-gashira suggests that it was an interesting object of observation for goldsmiths in the Edo period as well. This is a beautifully composed and atmospheric work.

Condition :  Excellent.
Kiri box : attached 
 
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Item number [ B021221 ]
Motif : design of Gion shrine "祇園社頭図"
Mei ( signature ) :  Tsuneshige "常重"

Size : 
Fuchi : length : 3.91cm, width : 2.14cm, height : 0.85cm, weight : 15.7g
頭 : length : 3.45cm, width : 1.71cm, height : 0.77cm, weight : 10.0g

Period : Edo
Price :  98,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price) 
Certificate paper :  NBTHK Tokubetsu kicho tosogu paper (photo copy)

Material : Shakudo
Technique :  migaki-ji, taka-bori, gold iroe

Feature :  Kashira has a design ; A full-figured man in a cowl's hat, holding a lamp in his right hand and shielding himself from the wind and rain with a torn umbrella, walks forward. Fuchi has a design ; The torii gate and the magnificent branches of the old pine tree are partially represented.The contrast between the black of the shakudo and the gold iroe is striking.

Condition :  Excellent.
Kiri box : attached 
 
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Item number [ B111021 ]
Motif : design of fall insects and leaves "秋草虫図"
Mei ( signature ) :  no signature

Size : 
Fuchi : length : 3.88cm, width : 2.28cm, height : 1.58cm, weight : 23.0g
頭 : length : 3.39cm, width : 1.79cm, height : 0.85cm, weight : 11.9g

Period : Edo
Price :  33,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

Material : Shakudo
Technique :  nanako-ji "魚々子地"

Feature : The fuchi and kashira appear to have been made by different craftsmen. The fuchi is waist high, lined with nanako and engraved with a relatively small design. The kashira is three-dimensional, filled with autumnal grasses and flowers.

Condition :  
Kiri box : attached 
 
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Item number [ B141021 ]
Motif : design of fall insects and leaves "秋草虫図"
Mei ( signature ) :  no signature

Size : 
Fuchi : length : 3.22cm, width : 1.79cm, height : 0.82cm, weight : 13.9g
Kashira : length : 3.77cm, width : 2.41cm, height : 1.37cm, weight : 27.0g

Period : Edo
Price :  JPY 38,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a
Material : Shakudo  
Technique :  taka-bori, gold iroe "高彫" "金色絵"

Feature :  A small chrysanthemum, a bellflower and an autumn insect are engraved in high relief.

Condition :  Excellent.
Kiri box : attached 
 
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Item number [ B010321 ]
Motif : design of dragons "雨龍図"
Mei ( signature ) :  "仙臺住清定"

Size : 
Fuchi : length : 3.81cm, width : 2.28cm, height : 1.42cm, weight : 24.9g
Kashira : length : 3.28cm, width : 1.74cm, height : 0.93cm, weight : 11.9g

Period : Edo, middle of.
Price : JPY 230,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price) 
Certificate paper : NBTHK Hozon tosogu paper "保存刀装具鑑定書"(issued in Reiwa 3(2021))
Material : Shakudo  gold "金" 
Technique :  ishimeji, taka-bori, gold inlay "石目地",  "高彫",  "金象嵌"

Feature : Kusakari Kiyosada was a goldsmith in Sendai in the middle of the Edo period. で、After studying under "正村七右衛門" Shomura Shichiemon, he went to Edo to study with the Omori family.He served in the Date family. Based on the traditional Sendai inlay method, with shakudo ishime-ji, he used a lot of gold. He created a unique style of design and engraved work.

In this work, the rain and dragon design is placed between two geometric patterns of curved lines and saw-tooth patterns, which look like compressed yoke stripes or tachiwaku.The design is exquisitely balanced, with contrasts of black and gold.

Condition :  Excellent.
Kiri box : attached 
 
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Item number [ B180920 ]
Motif : design of waves and beast "波鯱図"
Mei ( signature ) :  no signature

Size : 
Fuchi : length : 3.77cm, width : 2.36cm, height : 1.30cm, weight : 22.3g
Kashira : length : 3.39cm, width : 1.89cm, height : 0.79cm, weight : 10.1g

Period : Edo 
Price : JPY 28,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price) 
Certificate paper : n/a
Material : Shakudo  
Technique :  Nanako-ji, taka-bori, gold iroe "魚々子地", "高彫",  "金色絵"

Feature : It is believed to be a representation of an imaginary sea beast.The shape of the waves, combined with the raging waves, makes it seem as if you are witnessing a bizarre scene from another world. An impactful fuchi-gashira.

Condition :  Excellent.
Kiri box : attached 
 
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Item number [ B160920 ]
Motif : design of spiny lobster
Mei ( signature ) :  no signature
Size : Fuchi : length : 3.64cm, width : 2.28cm, height : 1.00cm, weight : 17.8g
Kashira : length : 3.15cm, width : 1.73cm, height : 0.94cm, weight : 11.0g

Period : Edo, end of. 
Price : JPY 30,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price) 
Certificate paper : n/a
Material : Shakudo  素銅
Technique : 高彫 据文象嵌

Feature : 整いすぎない斜線で地に模様を施し、素銅の赤みを生かし、生きの良い伊勢海老になぞらえて大きく大胆に据文象嵌とした縁頭です。

Condition :  Excellent.
Kiri box : attached 
 
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Item number [ B071019 ]
Motif : design of dragon "龍図"
Mei ( signature ) :  Mitsutoshi (written seal kaô) "光壽(花押)"  

Size :  
length 3.77cm, width : 2.12cm, height : 1.05cm, weight : 21.6g

Period :  Edo 
Price :  JPY 30,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price) 
Certificate paper :  n/a
Material : Shibu-ichi "四分一"
Technique :  Migaki-ji "磨地" takabori "高彫" iroe "色絵"

Feature : L'expression excellent de drgaon. Sa taille et la forme elegant sont remarquable, sur le base de shibu-ichi-migaki-ji, la surface luissnt. Trés haut qualifié,la signature est écrit par la main avec bon balance. Trés bien écrit.

Condition : Excellent
Kiri box : n/a, un sack speciallement fabriqué à la main attaché
 
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Item number [ B031217 ]
* i "い" SOLD- : size : len. 3.65cm, wid. 2.22cm, hgt. 1.28cm, weight 23.3g
* ro "ろ" JPY 20,000- : size : len. 3.80cm, wid. 2.32cm, hgt. 1.03cm, weight 16.3g
* ha "は" JPY 18,000- : size : len. 3.90cm, wid. 2.21cm, hgt. 0.98cm, weight 19.7g
* ni "に" SOLD : size : len. 3.95cm, wid. 2.41cm, hgt. 1.20cm, weight 22.0g
* ho "ほ" SOLD : size : len. 3.75cm, wid. 2.25cm, hgt. 1.36cm, weight 24.4g
* he "へ" JPY 25,000- : size : len. 3.85cm, wid. 2.20cm, hgt. 1.24cm, weight 20.8g
* to "と" SOLD : size : len. 3.81cm, wid. 2.37cm, hgt. 1.39cm, weight 20.1g
* chi "ち" SOLD : size : len. 3.86cm, wid. 2.50cm, hgt. 1.20cm, weight 25.7g 
* ri "り" SOLD : size : len. 3.80cm, wid. 2.22cm, hgt. 1.23cm, weight 21.2g
* nu "ぬ" SOLD : size : len. 3.98cm, wid. 2.27cm, hgt. 1.21cm, weight 23.3g
* ru "る" SOLD : size : len. 3.96cm, wid. 2.37cm, hgt. 1.10cm, weight 20.8g
Originally, metal fittings made as pair of fuchi-gashira.
However, kashiras have been taken apart, so that they remain as hanare-buchi, fushis only. They can be used for koshirae making, using tsuno for kashira. They can be appreciated as they are.

KUWAHARA Yôjirô wrote a essay titled On fuchigashira, a pair and apart "縁頭の取り合せ物と離れ物" in Shôwa 14(1939). He mentioned that there were cases just making fuchi only, using tsuno for kashira in order to concentrate the expence. So that fuchi become elaborate and beautiful work. He pointed that some separated items "離れ物" should be valued highly.

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Item number [ B490319 ]
Motif :  design of lion and a Japanese peony "獅子牡丹図"
Signature / artisan :  no signature  

Size :  
Fuchi "縁" : length : 3.72cm, width : 2.06cm, thickness : 1.25cm, weight : 14.3g
Kashira "頭" : length : 3.47cm, width : 1.89cm, thickness : 0.98cm, weight : 13.0g

Period :  Edo 
Price : JPY 25,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price) 
Certificate paper :  n/a
Material :  Copper "銅"
Technique :  Taka-bori "高彫" gold-iroe "金色絵" silver inlay "銀象嵌" nanako-ji "魚々子地"
Feature : Design of bamboo, flowing water and lion, and on fuchi, flower of Japanese peony are expressed by taka-bori technique.

Conditions :  Some scaratches and detachment of color.
Kiri box : attached  
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Item number [ B061017 ]
Motif :  Salmon and mouse shake-nezumi-zu "鮭鼠図"
Mei ( signature ) :  no signature  

Size :  
Fuchi "縁" : length : 3.89cm, width : 2.52cm, height : 1.87cm, Weight : 26.9g
Kashira "頭" : length : 3.30cm, width : 1.80cm, height : 1.10cm, Weight : 15.1g

Period :  Meiji
Price :  JPY115,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price) 
Certificate paper :  n/a
Material : Shibu-ichi "四分一" Shaku-dô "赤銅" gold, silver
Technique : Migaki-ji "磨地" Sue-mon-zô-gan inlay 据文象嵌

Feature :  Mouse which concentrate into biting salmon in grotesque face with a little strength gone. The other side, a mouse getting a piece of salmon. They are expressed in realistic way. TAKAHASHI Yuichi draw a picture titled in Salmon "鮭" in realistic western painting technique at the beginning of Meiji period. It was considerable that this pair of fuchi and kashira was created a Japanese metal craft man of metal work who acquired realistic vision or inspired by him. The mouse is on the offesive attitude toward salmon, which remind the rescue story of Ô-kuni-nushi-no-mikoto in the Records of Ancient Matters Kojiki "古事記". It may be a too penetrating insight that it feels a conflict between adoption of western foreign culture and nationalism.

Condition : Excellent
Kiri box :  attached
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Item number : [ B030313 ]

Motif :  Mountain cherry
Signature / artisan :  No signature

Size :   : length : 3.12cm × width : 1.46cm × thickness 0.9cm weight : 10.5g / Fuchi : length : 3.26cm × width : 2.00cm × thickness 0.99cm weight : 12.5g

Period :  Edo

Price : JPY 22,400- (shipping and insurance fee not included )

Certificate paper :  Not attached.
Material : Shakudo
Metier :  taka-bori  gold-silver iroe

Feature :  Fuchigashi which the emotion of seeing full bloom mountain cherry blossom can be felt. It is recommended to make koshirae of small katana with pink tsuka-iot.

Conditions :  Some scratches on kiniroe.
Kiri box :  Attached.

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Item number [ B181021 ]
Hanare-fuchi :
1) Bamboo and spiritual turtle design, 3.71 x 2.14 x 0.88(cm), 16.1g,
Price JPY 18,000-
2) Design of dragonfly, signature NARA Naritsugu "奈良成次", 3.79 x 2.21 x 0.73(cm), 11.8g
Price JPY 18,000
3) Design of chrysanthemum, 3.83 x 2.00 x 0.77(cm), 10.3g
Price JPY 13,000
4) Design of paulownia wood, karakusa pattern, 3.86 x 2.17 x 0.97(cm), 16.8g
SOLD

5) Design of bamboo and tiger, 3.85 x 2.37 x 1.17(cm), 15.1g
Price JPY 14,000
6) Design of waves, 3.89 x 2.34 x 1.41(cm), 25.6g
SOLD
7) Portrait, 3.89 x 2.47 x 1.52(cm), 26.0g
Price JPY 13,000
8) Design of buddhist guardian deity of the north and drago, 4.49 x 2.80 x 1.18(cm), 23.9g
SOLD

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Item number [ B080423 ]
Motif :  design of Kasuga field "春日野図"
Signature :  "東龍斎清壽"(signature (not stamp)"花押")
Size :  length : 9.76cm, width : 1.49cm, thickness : 0.51cm, weight : 23.6g
Period :  Edo

Price : JPY 140,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)  
Certificate paper :  n/a
Material :  shakudo, shibu-ichi, suaka, gold 
Technique : nanako-ji, suemon inlay, gold iroe

Feature : The vertical composition shows deer playing in a spring field. Compared to the subdued colours of the distant landscape, the deer's watchful eyes, well-shaped antlers, magnificent fur and the golden dewdrops on the grass at their feet seem to be illuminated by a spotlight.

Conditions :  Excellent.

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Item number [ B080821 ]
Motif :  design of a lily of China "万年青図"
Signature :  no signature
Size :  length : 9.76cm, width : 1.49cm, thickness : 0.51cm, weight : 23.6g
Period :  Edo

Price : JPY20,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)  
Certificate paper :  n/a
Material :  - 
Technique : -
Feature : Fountain grass has been enjoyed in horticulture since ancient times and, as its name suggests, it retains its bluish blue colour, making it a plant of good omen, and it has been incorporated into the subjects of paintings for sword fittings.

Conditions :  Excellent.

Kiri box : attached
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Item number [ B080720 ]
Motif :  design of year's first dream "初夢図二処物", set of a pair of menukis and kozuka
Signature :  no signature (Kyo metalsmith kinko "京金工")
Size :  
menuki (Mt. Fuji) : length : 9.23cm, width : 1.31cm, thickness : 0.40cm, weight : 6.6g
menuki (hawk "鷹") : length : 2.56cm, width : 1.37cm, thickness : 0.47cm, weight : 3.1g
kozuka : (eggplant "茄子"): length : 9.6cm, width : 1.42cm, thickness : 0.63cm, weight : 31.8g

Period :  Edo

Price : JPY 130,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price) 
Certificate paper :  NBTHK Hozon tosogu paper (issued on 8th Oct. Heisei 9(2007))

(kozuka)
Material and tTechnique : su-aka, isjime-ji, shaku-do, suemon, gold and silver iroe, shibu-ichi-migaki-ji (back material ura-ita), gold and silver hira inlay, waka-kebori
"素銅石目地 赤銅据文 金銀色絵 裏板四分一磨地 金銀平象眼 和歌毛彫"
 
(menuki)

Material and tTechnique :
(Mt. Fuji) iron, katachi-bori, gold and siliver inlay iroe
"鉄地容彫 金銀象嵌色絵"
(hawk "鷹")
shibu-ichi, katachi-bori, gold, shaku-do and silver iroe
"四分一地容彫 金赤銅銀色絵"

Feature : Using different metals, the theme of these two pieces, which are richly varied and unique in color and gold, is based on three subjects that are said to be good luck when seen in one's first year' s dream.

Conditions :  Excellent

Kiri box : attached

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Item number [ B470319 ]
Motif :  desing of a man on the horse and a man on the dragon "馬上龍上人物図"
Signature :  no signature
Size :  length : 9.80cm, width : 1.44cm, thickness : 0.67cm, weight : 29.1g
Period :  Edo

Price : JPY15,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)  
Certificate paper :  n/a
Material :  su-aka-ji "素銅地"  
Technique : taka-bori "高彫" kin-iroe "金色絵" nanako-ji "魚々子地"
Feature : When a horseman crosses the bridge, looking at the river, a person on the back of a dragon comes up with a huge water splash. A strange design.

Conditions :  There are some sense of useness, such as scratches.
Kiri box : attached
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Item number [ B031218 ]
Motif :  Design of puppies ko-inu-zu "仔犬図"
Signature : no signature
Size :  length : 9.72cm, width : 1.42cm, thickness : 0.68cm, Weight : 33.3g
Period :  Edo, middle of

Price :JPY 45,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included)
Certificate paper : n/a
Material :  Suaka-ji "素銅地" 
Technique : Taka-bori "高彫" gold-silver iroe "金銀色絵" nana-ko-ji "魚々子地"

Feature : Violets blooming spring field. Chubby puppies are playing. Observing in more detail, on projecting object, stump or rock, moving the feet front and rear, holding the upper half of body. Using both front feet, doing something in silent manner. Perhaps, getting the good taste snack, he tried to hide it instinctively. This design may have some influence from Tokugawa shôgunate Tsunayoshi's life preserve policy. To support weaker spcial positions positively, and it may show samuraî society's some disturbance against civilian cotrol politics.


Condition : Excellent except there is tiny detachment of gold iroe, outline of face side nanakoji.
Kiri box : attached

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Item number : [ B010922 ]
Motif : Design of chrysanthemum butterfly 
Signature:  No signature

Size :  Total length 11.42cm, tsuka length 4.73cm, tsuka width 0.90cm, blade length 6.67cm, weight 10.7g
Period :  Edo period :

Price : SOLD
Certificate paper :  n/a
Material :  Shibu-ichi
Technique :  Taka-bori, iroe

Feature :  The U-shape of the blade is decorated with geese and a hole through which the tenukio cord passes, and the autumnal atmosphere of chrysanthemums and butterflies dancing is represented by the high engraving colour painting technique. This is a small item for a tanto (short sword).

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Item number [ B020922 ]
Motif  design of fall leaves and insects
Mei ( signature ) No signature

Size  Length 14.5cm, width 0.80cm, thickness ( max. ) 0.27cm, weight 16.8g
Period  Edo

Price SOLD
Certificate paper :

Material :  shibu-ichi "四分一" 
Technique :   migaki-ji "磨地" ke-bori "毛彫"
gold inlay "金象嵌" 

Feature :  Kougai for tanto (short sword), carefully crafted with engravings of autumn grasses and insects.

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Item number : [ B011222 ]
Motif : Black string moro-tsumami wrapping technique tsuka "黒糸諸摘巻柄"
Signature / artisan : no signature
Size: length 14.5cm, width 0.80cm, thickness max. 0.27cm, weight 16.8g
Period : Edo, second half of.
Price : JPY 70,000-(shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price) 
Certificate paper : n/a

Fuchi-gashira  : signature "吉岡因幡介" Yoshioka Inaba-no-suke
design of dragons (shakdo-migaki-ji takabori engraving, gold iroe)
Menuki : design of parts of armor(katachi-bori engraving, gold iroe)

Feature : This is a white sharksuit with parenthetical grains, in good condition tsukamae. The powerful dragon design on the fuchigashira and the menuki with the design of the large sleeves of the armour. The black threads of the pattern appear to have been newly applied in recent years and are in excellent condition.

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Item number : [ B110214 ]

Technique :  Tsune kumi-ito morohineri maki

Signature / artisan :  unknown.

Size :  Tsuka : Length : 15.3cm, Fuchi : length : 3.91cm width : 2.25cm, weight : 113.5g

Period :  Edo  

Price : SOLD
Certificate paper :  Not attached.
Metal fitting :  Mino hori wind,fall plants motif fuchi gashira / menuki
Metier :  Shakudo  taka-bori  kiniroe

Feature :  Tuska for wakizashi. Minohori taste autumn flower motif metal fittings ensembled.

Conditions : Tsuka ito has a little fray. Total conditions are very fine.

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Article number [ B090523 ]
Description : koshirae; "松葉塗鞘打刀拵" Uhigatana koshirae (Japanese sword) with Matsuba lacquered scabbard

Size : length of koshirae 96cm
Period : Edo 

Price: JPY 150,000 (transportation and insurance are not included and are the responsibility of the customer)
Certificate paper : n/a
No real blade inside. Instead, a wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored.

Fuchi : design of sea shell
Kashira :  polishied shakudo, design of pine leaves and pine cone
Menuki : design of walnut
Tsuba :design of  paulownia crested ibis
Tsuka : black leather wrapping
Saya : pine needle pattern painting
Condition : Excellent.
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Article number [ B080523 ]
Description : koshirae; togi-dashi, kawari-nuri-zaya, wakizashi-koshirae

Size : length of koshirae 50,5cm
Period : Edo 

Price: JPY 150,000 (transportation and insurance are not included and are the responsibility of the customer)
Certificate paper : n/a
No real blade inside. Instead, a wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored.

Fuchi-gashira : Shaku-do, nanako-ji, design of pine and crane
Menuki :  design of pale moon and fall insects
Tsuba :  iron signature "江州彦根住藻柄子入道宗典製"
Tsuka :  moro-tsumami-maki technique with black threads
Saya : slant line brush painting
Kojiri : iron , design of spiny lobster
Condition : excellent
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Article number [ B070523 ]
Description : koshirae; togi-dashi, kawari-nuri-zaya, wakizashi-koshirae

Size : length of koshirae 50,5cm
Period : Edo 

Price: JPY 150,000 (transportation and insurance are not included and are the responsibility of the customer)
Certificate paper : n/a
No real blade inside. Instead, a wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored.

Fuchi : Shakudo, nanako-ji. Design of ear of rice. signature "田中芳幸(seal "花押")"
Kashira : horn carbing
Menuki : design of flying crane
Tsuba : wheel motif openwork
Tsuka : Sasanami "笹波" cross threads wrapping
Saya : kizami-saya, partly red painted, cloud pattern painting
Condition : excellent
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Article number [ B041222 ]
Description : koshirae; togi-dashi, kawari-nuri-zaya, wakizashi-koshirae

Size : length of koshirae 50,5cm
Period : Edo 

Price: JPY 150,000 (transportation and insurance are not included and are the responsibility of the customer)
Certificate paper : n/a
No real blade inside. Instead, a wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored.

Fuchigashira Shibu-ichi base, dragon design(taka-bori, golden iroe)
Menuki: Flower design, shaku-do, katachi-bori chiéselage.
Tsuba: Suaka base, shakudo cover, shakudo-fukurin with kizami-mon in suaka-ji.
Tsuka: Dashi-zame
Saya: Togi-dashi kawari-nuri
Kozuka: Dragon design
Conditio: n Good condition. The small armour is firmly fixed in the small handle box and cannot be removed.
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Item Number [ B021222 ]
Description : Short sword with sea bream, plum and cherry blossom.

Size : Length of koshirae 39,5cm
Period : Edo

Price : JPY 70,000(transportation and insurance are not included and are the responsibility of the customer)
Certificate paper : n/a
No real blade inside. Instead, a wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored.

Fuchigashira Cherry blossom (iron background, inlaid with fabric)
Menuki: Sea bream (carved and painted in gold).
Tsuba : Eclipsed, jokyuri shape, plum tree pattern.
Tsuka: Brown golden thread, various twisted bearings
Saya: Brown, varnished paint.
Habaki: Suaka background, silver
Condition: It shows some signs of use, but is generally in good condition. No kozuka attached.
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Item number[ B200622 ]
Description : Black wax-coloured, flute-scroll lacquered scabbard, uchigatana-koshirae "笛巻塗鞘打刀拵"

Size : koshirae length 108cm

Period :  Edo

Price : SOLD
Certificate paper :  n/a

No real blade inside. Instead, wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored..
Fuchigashira : iron base, suemo zogan inlay iroe, design of plumn 
Menuki : shakudo katachi bori, design of ruler and Hexagonal Tomoe
Tsuba : Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) shape openwork, design of battle of the samurai
Tsuka :moro-hineri-maki wrapping technique
Saya :black coloured wax-coloured, flute-scroll lacquered scabbard

COndition : The pattern is slightly discoloured, but generally excellent.

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Item number [ B210622 ]
Description : Wakizashi koshirae with family crest of Watanabe "渡辺星脇差拵"

Size : koshirae length 61cm

Period :  Modern (current)

Price : JPY 180,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price) 
Certificate paper :  n/a

No real blade inside. Instead, wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored..
Fuchigashira  : signature "正光" shakudo, nanako-ji,
, gold iroe
Menuki : the design of threefold truth of paulownia
"桐文三双図", shaku-do katachi-bori technique, gold iroe
Tsuba  : shakudo migaki-ji base, tare-maru form, sumon
Tsuka : black colour string, moro-tsumami-maki wrapping technique
Saya : black coloured , with family crest of Watanabe.
Tsunagi : hira-zukuri, choku-to 
Kozuka 小柄 ; n/a

Condition : Apart from a slight peeling of the lacquer coating at the scabbard mouth, it is in excellent condition.

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Item number [ B230622 ]
Description :  Black lacquered sheath, wakizashi koshirae "黒塗鞘脇差拵"

Size : koshirae length 67.5cm

Period :  Edo

Price : 88,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price) 
Certificate paper :  なし

No real blade inside. Instead, wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored..
Fuchi : shakudo nanako-ji, mokko-mon pattern, gold iroe.
Kashira : ploished tsuno
Menuki : design of narcissus, katach-bori technique
engraving, gold iroe
Tsuba : shakudo, migaki-ji, tatemaru shape
, sumon
Tsuka  : kata-tsumami-maki wrapping technique"
Saya  : black coloured sheath
Tsunagi : shinogi attached wakizashi form
Kozuka  : n/a
Kogai  : n/a

Condition :   Excellent, with age-related signs of use. 

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Item number [ B010322 ]
Description : a koshirae, a vermillion and black varnished lacquered scabbard "朱黒変塗鞘打刀拵"

Size :  length 91.5cm
Period :  Edo "江戸"

Price :  SOLD
Certificate paper : n/a
No real blade inside. Instead, wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored..

Fuchi-gashira :design of arrow and helmet
Menuki : design of dharma and dragonfly
Tsuba : iron base, open-work
Tsuka : brown tsuka-ito string, moro-hine-maki wrapping technique

Conditions :  Excellent

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Item number [ B031221 ]
Description : a Higo- uchigatana koshirae, brown, lacquered, green shell, with a dusty stone ground coating "茶漆青貝微塵石地塗鞘肥後打刀拵"


Size :  length 98cm
Period :  Edo "江戸"

Price :   JPY 160,000-(shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : NBTHK hozon paper ”保存刀装具鑑定書"(issued on 2nd April Reiwa 3(2021))
No real blade inside. Instead, wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored..
Ensemble of metal fitting : design of varried sayagata pattern.
Menuki: design of cherry blossom
Tsuba : design of chrysanthemum, no signature
Tsuka : balck wrinkle leather using moro-hineri


Feature :  The solid iron-ground matching metal fittings are inlaid with silver inlaid with a broken gauze pattern. The sword guard, also in iron, has a chrysanthemum design with silver inlaying. The copper-ground sword mount has a carved design of cherry blossom branches and is partly decorated in gold. The black wrinkled leather with morohineri wrapping is still in good condition with no tears. It conveys the high level of Edo period techniques. The lacquered scabbard, with its discreet glow from the faint blue shells, also has an atmospheric quality.worn away and there are traces of repair.But they are likely to have been attached in the past by actual use. Overall, it is in good condition for an example from the Edo period.

Condition : It maintains original conditions as it created, few defects, it can be preserved and appreciated in current conditions.
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Item number [ B050621 ]
Description  Tachi goshirae "青貝微塵塗銀線象嵌太刀拵"
Signature : no signature

Size  koshirae length 103cm

Period  Edo

Price  JPY 470,000 (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper NBTHK Tokubetsu hozon paper "特別保存刀装具鑑定書"(issued on 27th Oct. Heisei 17(2015))

No real blade inside. Instead, wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored.
Metal fittings : ensemble, koshi-mon pattern, no signature
Tsuba : four directional bore eyes open-work, no signature
O-seppa : no signature
Menuki : design of dragon
Tsuka : shiro-zame-kise, gold-brown strings, moro-tsumami-maki wrapping technique

Feature  : This is an atmospheric tachi sword koshirae with a blue-shell fine lacquer and silver lines in places, with a nice, casual decoration. The large lion on the menuki also has a strong presence.
 
Conditions  Excellent

Koshirae bag attached.


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Item number [ B030616 ]
Description Kawari-nuri-zaya wakizashi-koshirae
Mei(signature) / metier No signature

Size koshirae : 76cm long

Period Edo

Price JPY 78,000 (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper NBTHK Tokubetsu kicho kodougu paper (issued on 12th June Showa51(1976))

No real blade inside. Wooden blade shaped material, called "tsunagi", inside.
So-kanagu(fully metal equipped), suaka migaki-ji, hansen(sail boat) sukashi tsuba( in iron )

Feature Saya with swirl patterns on hake-mes(lines of brush), tsuka with kin-mushikui-nuri(worm-eaten paint in gold color). Coordinated in brown tone. It is elegant koshirae.

Conditions A little sures(scratches) and small flaw are observed. However, the condtions is fine in general. One shitodome of kurigata is lacked. No kozuka.

Tsunagi and bag of koshirae attached.  

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Item number [ B040921 ]
Description Kawari-nuri-zaya wakizashi-koshirae
Mei(signature) / metier : No signature

Size koshirae : 39.5cm long

Period Edo

Price JPY 70,000 (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper n/a

No real blade inside. Instead, wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored..


Kojiri : design of dragonfly katsumushi "勝虫"
(iron base, suemon zogan inlay, iroe "鉄地据文象嵌色絵")
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Item number [ B030921 ]
Description Design of peonies, crossed circles, family crest scabbard
Mei(signature) / metier : No signature

Size koshirae : 50cm long

Period Current (Heisei)

Price :  SOLD
Certificate paper : n/a

No real blade inside. Instead, wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored..

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Item number [ B020921 ]
Description : vermillion-lacquered carved sheath
Mei(signature) / metier : No signature

Size koshirae : 50.5cm long

Period current (Heisei)

Price JPY 90,000 (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

No real blade inside. Instead, wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored..
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Item number [ B010921 ]
Description : Red lacquer, scattered family crests cross in a circle, Satsuma scabbard.
Mei(signature) / metier No signature

Size koshirae : 49.5cm long

Period : current (Heisei)

Price JPY 80,000 (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : n/a

No real blade inside. Instead, wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored..

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Item number : [ B021015 ]
Motif :  Baiju kojiri
Signature, metier :  unknown
Size :  Length 4.16cm, width 1.73cm, height 2.06cm
Period :  Edo Period

Price :  SOLD
Certificate paper :  n/a
Material :  Shibu-ichi

Technique :  Migaki-ji, taka-bori, kin-iroe

Feature :  Closing up to full blooming plum flower, drawing the brach and bud in small, it emphasize the perspective,
coloring gorgeous in kin-iroe.

Conditions :  
Due to the attaching position,kojiri can not help having scrathes, but, this kojiri has no significant damage,
only tiny scratch. It has fine conditions. There is a tiny dent. You can use it for koshirae making.

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