Kozuka: Kaga “Insects”
Signature/mei: Unsigned
Material: shakudo, gold
Era/jidai: Edo
Dimension: 97.0 x 13.8 mm
NBTHK: Guarantee for Hozon
Custom made high quality kiri box with cushion
Price: €600 / $660 / ¥100000
Kozuka from the Kaga school of sword fitting artist with the motif of insects. The insects are made of gold and inlaid using a technique called hira-zogan, for which the Kaga school is famous. On the back side we see some yasurime.
Together with this tsuba it would make a wonderful set.
