Product No. KOZ-2544 英春(朱角印) | |
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Design | Reeds and Plover Birds aside a River |
Mei | Hideharu(with Red square seal) |
Material | Shakudo with gold and silver plating |
Era | Late Edo Period |
Box | Recessed paulownia wood |
Length | 8.4 cm (3.3 in) |
Width | 1.4 cm (0.6 in) |
Status | Hozon Tosogu |
Certification Date | April 30, 2009 |
Price |
80,000 JPY |
The theme of this Kozuka is Reeds and Plover Birds aside a River. The size of this Kozuka is smaller than average and was likely used for a Wakizashi Koshirae with the same themed fittings. The craftsman, Hideharu, was active during the Late Edo Period and had a Swordsmith name of Tojoken. |