Wakizashi Koshirae with Silver Fittings - Signed "Kikuchi Masanaga" - Waves and Dragon To be precise this is

To be precise this is an island landscape that is considered to portray Awaji island

Just a bit of temperature makes it soft to the point that those treasures can be easily moved or removed

They made shakudo tsuba with hira zonag inlay

From top of the fuchi to center of mekugi hole: 20 mm

Moreover this tsuba has Ito-Sukashi we often see in iron Bushu tsuba and gilded rim that often decorated Bushu School shakudo tsuba

Wakizashi Koshirae with Silver Fittings - Signed "Kikuchi Masanaga" - Waves and Dragon To be precise this isWakizashi koshirae made in Meiji Period. Silver plated tsuba signed "Kikuchi Masanaga" with Kao. He was active around late Edo and Meiji Period. This particular work was made in Meiji Period. Tsuba made of copper and plated with silver with silver fukurin. Dragon inlaid with shakudo with gold iroe eyes and teeth. Fuchikashira and kojiri made of solid silver with carved waves. Dragon shakudo menuki with gold iroe. Solid silver seppa, those were