Antique Japanese Edo-Period Sword Katana Fuchi Kashira Samurai Warrior in Gold on Shakudō Saw with exception to a small

with exception to a small chip on the lid (see picture 10)

Other than an aged patine

A finely crafted Japanese ebony display stand designed for elevating and presenting ikebana vessels

Having been well loved for nearly a century and a half

Antique Japanese Edo-Period Sword Katana Fuchi Kashira Samurai Warrior in Gold on Shakudō Saw with exception to a smallThis striking matched pair of fuchi and kashira from a Japanese katana or wakizashi mount (koshirae) depicts a dynamic figure of a fully armored samurai in rich gold and copper inlay over a finely textured nanako ji ground. The warriors expressive poseone hand grasping his weapon, the other in motioncaptures the vigor and narrative flair prized in late Edo metalwork. Crafted from shakud (an alloy of copper and gold) with gilded and copper details,