Japanese Edo Period Kozuka Knife Sheath Scholars in Gilt Relief Edo period (18th–19th C) LS109 Kanzashi Publisher: Kiya Sakutarō (木屋作太郎板)

Publisher: Kiya Sakutarō (木屋作太郎板)

Kozuka & Kogatana: Kozuka handle decorated with engraved feather motif and gilded highlights

it features sliding doors adorned with delicate motifs

25" W × 3

This tsuba is made with forged steel and is in the shape of a marugata and has what appears to be pine limb shaped openwork as well as engraved tiny x shaped fower patterns

Japanese Edo Period Kozuka Knife Sheath Scholars in Gilt Relief Edo period (18th–19th C) LS109 Kanzashi Publisher: Kiya Sakutarō (木屋作太郎板)Edo Period Kozuka with Scholars in Gilt ReliefJapan, Edo period (18th19th century) This fine kozuka handle (mount for a kogatana utility knife) is crafted from shakud, the dark copper gold alloy prized in sword fittings, and decorated with figures in high relief. The scene shows multiple scholars or sages in conversation and study, a common motif reflecting the admiration of Chinese literati culture in Japan. One central figure is seated beside open