A Kinko (Mixed-Metal) Tsuba
Edo period (18th century), signed and inscribed Rofuku keiko horu Kanenaga
Oval shakudo migaki-ji plate carved on the web with bamboo and decorated in iroe taka-zogan with a rooster and a war drum, gold rim
2 7/8in. (7.3cm.) long
With Hozon tosogu (Sword-fitting worthy of preserving) certificate no. 452707 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 2007.6.21
A Kinko (Mixed-Metal) Tsuba
Edo period (18th century), signed and inscribed Rofuku keiko horu Kanenaga
Oval shakudo migaki-ji plate carved on the web with bamboo and decorated in iroe taka-zogan with a rooster and a war drum, gold rim
2 7/8in. (7.3cm.) long
With Hozon tosogu (Sword-fitting worthy of preserving) certificate no. 452707 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 2007.6.21
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