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Antique Japanese Shakudo/Gold Kogai, with Paper

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:250.00 USD
Antique Japanese Shakudo/Gold Kogai, with Paper
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Antique Japanese Shakudo/Gold Kogai, with Paper. Circa Edo period. Nice dark black shakudo kogai with a nanako stippled plate, and high relief gold male dragon. Unsigned. Measures 21.2 cm long and 12mm wide. Nice carved details to the dragons features and scales. Comes with paper from a sword fittings organization dated Heisei 27 (2015) with an attribution and dating it to the Edo period. Condition is excellent, with a wonderful dark black patina to the shakudo, the nanako plate showing heavy wear from age and use, and some built-up soiling. The details to the dragon are very nice showing minimal wear on the high edges. There are a couple of small dings on the ear pick tip on both sides, but overall a very nice example. In wooden storage box. Est.: $300-$500.