Three ko-kinko tsuba


Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century, and Edo period (1615-1868), 17th centuryThe first an oval plate of yamagane (unrefined copper) finished in an ishime ground and decorated with inlaid dots of silver; the second a circular plate of yamagane carved on the surface with flowering plants in kebori and inlaid with silver dotsEach with a wooden storage box; the third shakudo pierced with stylized birds in flight and confronted bracken fernsThe first with Hozon Tosogu (Sword Fitting Worthy of Preserving) certificate no. 4008660, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated January 5, 2016. 3in (7.6cm) diameter, the largest