Higo Kinko Taikan by Sato, Homma and Kashima I simply love the effect

I simply love the effect that was achieved

Tsuka nakago hole: 24 mm x 7 mm

Kanoene is a year of the Iron Rat in zodiac calendar

Length: 109 cm

"The Tradition od Edo Creativity - The Skill and Soul of Craftsman Give Birth to Japanese Beauty" published by Tokyo Metropolitan Edo Tokyo Museum

Higo Kinko Taikan by Sato, Homma and Kashima I simply love the effectHigo Kinko Taikan by Sato, Homma and Kashima. Almost 500 pages filled with photos of work by artists from Higo. Mostly tsuba but there are also some fuchikashira and whole koshirae. Good quality black and white pictures, there are also few colour photos. Each item with short description in English and Japanese. There are around 100 additional pages with text in Japanese at the beginning of the book. Condition: there are signs of old age like foxing,