TEN KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century (11)TEN KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES)Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th centuryThe first copper or shibuichi nanako and gold, with a dragon-prowed ship at sea; the second shibuichi, gold, and silver, with a foxes' wedding procession; the third shakudo nanako, gold, and silver, with noshi (tied seaweed strips) and an origami crane; the fourth sentoku, copper, shakudo, and gold, with a grapevine; the fifth shakudo nanako and gold, with a samurai archer and attendant; the sixth shibuichi, copper, and silver, with a branch of prunus and the moon, signed Keijusai Ikkan (Kazutsura, Haynes 03053); the seventh iron, gold, and silver, with deer and the moon; the eighth shakudo nanako and gold, with horses, the reverse gold nekogaki; the ninth shibuichi and gold, with shellfish and water plants; the last shakudo nanako, gold, and silver, with a deer, susuki (miscanthus), and moon; with a felt holder. (11).None