A kinko kozuka, the small utility-knife handle carried in a sword scabbard, worked on a shibuichi ground with a gold lobster and silver seaweed. It is unsigned and comes boxed, in used condition. Kinko refers to soft-metal work, and the shibuichi ground is the surface on which the gold and silver figures sit.

The lobster-and-seaweed theme in gold and silver on shibuichi is the point of this piece, and even unsigned it holds its own in a fittings display. A Delaware collector can pair it with a tsuba and fuchi kashira to build a coherent set, or fit it to a mounting that has an empty kozuka slot. The box keeps the soft metal from being scratched between viewings, and the marine subject gives it a clear theme to collect around if you favor sea-life motifs.

Key features

• Kinko kozuka on shibuichi ground
• Gold lobster with silver seaweed
• Unsigned
• Boxed, used condition

It ships to your door in Delaware with no dealer transfer required.