Two Pairs of Menuki and a Set of Menuki for a Dai-sho (Pair of Swords)
Two Pairs of Menuki and a Set of Menuki for a Dai-sho (Pair of Swords)

EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)

细节
Two Pairs of Menuki and a Set of Menuki for a Dai-sho (Pair of Swords)
Edo period (18th-19th century)
The first of centipedes rendered in gold, copper and shakudo; the second, a pair of gold dragons for a dai-sho; the third, a pair of Ezo-style, large gold dragons
1 5/8in. (4.1cm.); 1¾in. (4.5cm.) and 1¼in. (3.2cm.); 2in. (5.1cm.) long
The first with a Hozon tosogu (Sword Fitting Worthy of Preserving) no. 440442 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated 2004.12.15. (8)