FIVE PAIRS OF SHAKUDŌ FUCHI-GASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS)
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Comprising a Kikuchi-school shakudō nanako pair with squirrels in a grape vine in gilt takazōgan , signed Tsunekiyo ;
a shakudō nanako pair chiseled and inlaid in gold with insects and snails, signed Mizuno Eijirō Katsumasa with a kaō ;
a shakudō nanako pair with oxen under a cherry tree in shakudō and gilt takazōgan , signed Yoshizawa Masanori with a kaō ;
a Hamano-school shibuichi migakiji pair chiseled in relief and inlaid of gold, copper, and shakudō with a parade of mounted riders and a festival float, inscribed Hamano Noriyuki with a kaō ;
and a shakudō ishimeji pair with writhing dragons in gold; accompanied by certificate no.431583 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword) dated April 23, 1996 designating this work as a Hozon Tōsōgu (Sword Fitting Worthy of Preservation)
Each with a wood tomobako storage box
1 1/2in (3.8cm) wide, each approximately (10).