Wakizashi Koshirae with Silver Fittings - Signed "Kikuchi Masanaga" - Waves and Dragon

Wakizashi Koshirae with Silver Fittings - Signed "Kikuchi Masanaga" - Waves and DragonWakizashi koshirae made in Meiji Period. Silver plated tsuba signed "Kikuchi Masanaga" with Kao. He was active around late Edo and Meiji Period. This particular work was made in Meiji Period. Tsuba made of copper and plated with silver with silver fukurin. Dragon inlaid with shakudo with gold iroe eyes and teeth. Fuchikashira and kojiri made of solid silver with carved waves. Dragon shakudo menuki with gold iroe. Solid silver seppa, those were

Saya depth: 52 cm

Moreover this tsuba has Ito-Sukashi we often see in iron Bushu tsuba and gilded rim that often decorated Bushu School shakudo tsuba

Fuchi nakago ana: 28 mm x 7

From top of the fuchi to center of mekugi hole: 20 mm

Just a bit of temperature makes it soft to the point that those treasures can be easily moved or removed

Adachi Yusai" with Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu

On tsuba we can see Ri Haku with a child looking at the great waterfall

Wild geese are well visible however moon is just a polished circle on the ishime ground

Decorated with iris

They made shakudo tsuba with hira zonag inlay

Size: 85 mm x 83 mm

To be precise this is an island landscape that is considered to portray Awaji island