Ordering Number: AF25280

Set of Tosogu: Unsigned (Kyo-kinko) (Fuchikashira and Kogai)

Kozuka: Unsigned
Dimensions: 21.0 cm × 1.18 cm (8.27 in × 0.46 in)

Kogai: Unsigned
Dimensions: 9.68 cm × 1.34 cm (3.81 in × 0.53 in)

Kogatana: blade length: 11.8 cm (4.65 in)

Era: Edo period

Features:
A kogai with a shakudō nanako ground, decorated with a gilt mon depicting Kurikara(dragon coiled around a sword).
Kyō-kinkō" refers to metalworkers from Kyoto during the Edo period and is a designation applied to works whose specific school or lineage is unknown.

The accompanying kogatana bears a signature, but its details remain unidentified.

In Kiri box
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper

Auction Starting Price:650,000 JPY-.

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