Wakizashi Koshirae Decorated with Tsuta Kamon

Wakizashi Koshirae Decorated with Tsuta KamonThis item will soon be available again. Please let me know If you would like to reserve it. Wakizashi koshirae with tsuba and fuchikashira decorated with Tsuta Kamon. This kamon has been used by Matsunaga clan. According to some sources also Matsudaira and Tokugawa clan used it. Tsuka with shakudo fuchikashira decorated with tsuta kamon. I am not sure what material was used for the kamon, but most probably it is made of shibuichi. Kashira has a two

Fuchikashira made of shakudo with copper and shakudo inlay

for which Dragon King of the see presented him with two jades that had a power to control the see

Fuchi: 37 mm x 21 mm

Antique wakizashi saya with dragonfly kojiri

Kashira is decorated with phoenix and fuchi with waves

Those three plants do not wither in the winter so they symbolise steadfastness

All items are made of shakudo and decorated with gold foil

Kinko kozuka signed "Hirochika" with Kao

Size: 70 mm x 69 mm x 5 mm

Fuchi hole: 28 mm x 8 mm

(Alloy description from "Tosogu Classroom" vol

Shakudo sukashi tsuba with polished ground