Tanto Koshirae with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu Made of suaka with gold

Made of suaka with gold and shakudo inlay

fuchi: 38 mm x 23 mm x 13 mm

Fuchikashira decorated with New Years celebration theme

Kashira: 33 mm x 17 mm x 8 mm

He was a chief strategist of Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Tanto Koshirae with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu Made of suaka with goldTanto koshirae with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu. This aikuchi koshirae has a full set of solid silver fittings, golden menuki and jabara ito maki. Maine theme of this koshirae is phrase "Matsunokishikunshimojizu". It puts together lucky elements like pine tree, orchid, chrysanthemum and bamboo. There is also a poem on kozuka "Green thorns and red thorns are not the same, don't forget the ancient cold soul of orchid". According to carvings on koshirae