Suaka Kozuka Signed "Tsuchiya Masachika" with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu - Dragon and Clouds It is rare to see

It is rare to see sets like that on tsuka

however it refers to crows/ravens flying in the morning light

carved in takabori and decorated with shakudo inlay and gilded elements

Koiguchi made of horn are cracked

Suaka Kozuka Signed "Tsuchiya Masachika" with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu - Dragon and Clouds It is rare to seeKozuka signed "Tsuchiya Masachika" with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu. Masachika was one of the names used by 6th generation Yasuchika. He was a son of 5th generation Yasuchika. It is said he studied with his father, Hagiya Katsuhira and Tanaka Kiyotoshi. His exact birth date is unknown, died in 1861. Made of Suaka, that is literally pure copper. So refined copper without additives. Size: 97 mm x 15 mm x 4 mm