(7) JAPANESE MIXED METAL KNIVES FROM SWORD SHEATHS
18th - 19th c. Kogatana with Kozuka Handles, in bronze and brass with silver, gold and copper inlay, all figural, including: a Crowing Rooster (signed); a Demon with a Halberd behind a Woman with a Dachsund Dog (signed); Weaving Spindles and thread; a Spider catching a Fly; a Branch of Lotus; a Crane on Shore with reed; a Sleek Blossom inlaid copper; all roughly 8 1/2" long. The handles in good condition, light corrosion to some blades.
The kogatana is a small utility knife fit into a pocket on the saya (sheath) of the Wakizashi sword.
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18th - 19th c. Kogatana with Kozuka Handles, in bronze and brass with silver, gold and copper inlay, all figural, including: a Crowing Rooster (signed); a Demon with a Halberd behind a Woman with a Dachsund Dog (signed); Weaving Spindles and thread; a Spider catching a Fly; a Branch of Lotus; a Crane on Shore with reed; a Sleek Blossom inlaid copper; all roughly 8 1/2" long. The handles in good condition, light corrosion to some blades.
The kogatana is a small utility knife fit into a pocket on the saya (sheath) of the Wakizashi sword.