Lot 282
SALEROOM NOTICE: PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A COLLECTION OF KOZUKA MOUNTED AS FRUIT KNIVES, BUT FRUIT KNIVES WITH KOZUKA-FORM HANDLES; FIVE OF THE HANDLES ARE OF WHITE METAL; COLLECTION OF ELEVEN FRUI...
... T KNIVES WITH KOZUKA-FORM HANDLES MEIJI PERIOD
Auction: 20 March 2018 at 11:00 GMT
£350
Description
five of the kozuka-form handles of white metal, the remaining of bronze, each decorated in mid-relief with figures in a landscape (11)
Dimensions
20.5cm long overall
Footnote
Provenance:
Private Glasgow collection.
Note:
The kozuka is a decorative handle fitting for the kogatana, they are located in the side pocket of many saya or on the scabbard of traditional Japanese swords.