Suaka Kozuka Signed "Tsuchiya Masachika" with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu - Dragon and Clouds Eyes inlaid with soft metal

Eyes inlaid with soft metal

It is a Ko-Kinko tsuba made of  high quality shakudo

It is rare to see sets like that on tsuka

Shakudo has the same slightly red colour and it also is made in very high relief

Made of shakudo with nanako ground with gold and silver inlay

Suaka Kozuka Signed "Tsuchiya Masachika" with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu - Dragon and Clouds Eyes inlaid with soft metalKozuka signed "Tsuchiya Masachika" with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu. Masachika was one of the names used by 6th generation Yasuchika. He was a son of 5th generation Yasuchika. It is said he studied with his father, Hagiya Katsuhira and Tanaka Kiyotoshi. His exact birth date is unknown, died in 1861. Made of Suaka, that is literally pure copper. So refined copper without additives. Size: 97 mm x 15 mm x 4 mm