EIGHT FUCHIGASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first iron,shakudo, and gold, depicting dragons and clouds, signedKatsuryuken gyonen rokujugo Masayoshi (Katsuryuken Masayoshi, aged 65; Haynes 04907, circa 1828); the secondshakudo, chiselled inkatagiribori withinoshishi (wild boars), signedKikuchi Tsunekatsu with akao (Haynes 10811); the thirdshibuichi, copper,shakudo, and gold, depicting revellers on a boat beneath a willow tree and swallow, signedTsunenao with akao; the fourthshakudo and gold, chiselled in relief with dragons and clouds, signedGoto Tojo mon Toho (Toho, pupil of Goto Tojo), with akao (Haynes 09713, mid-19th century); the fifthshakudo and gold, chiselled in relief with birds in a tree, signedBushu no ju Masanaga saku; the sixthshakudo nanako, copper, and gold, depictingIse-ebi (spiny lobsters); the seventhshibuichi with engraving and flat inlay of gold and silver, depicting egrets and willows, signedHosono Sozaemon saku, with a lacquered wood storage box; the eighthshibuichi,shakudo, and gold, chiselled in relief with a bird, tree, and river, signedNara Shigemitsu with akao (possibly Haynes 08348, but thekao differs); all with wood storage boxes (one lacquered; some with paper labels). (24).