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Lot details By Takase Eizui, signed Takase Eizui 高瀬荣随 with kakihan Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Each bearing a superb shakudo-nanako ground decorated with gold, shibuichi, silver, and copper takazogan, the kashira with a rooster and gilt-copper ringed shitodome, the fuchi with a rooster and a chick amid flowering vines and grass, signed TAKASE EZUI with kao. With a fitted wood storage box dated 1975 and certified by Sato Kanzan. LENGTH 4 cm WEIGHT 40.8 g Condition: Excellent condition, minor expected wear. Provenance: British collection. Takase Eizui is listed on page 121, H 00468.0 in THE INDEX OF JAPANESE SWORD FITTINGS AND ASSOCIATED ARTISTS by Robert E. Haynes.