A carved wood and inlaid koshirae for a wakizashi
Meiji Period
The saya and tsuka of polished wood, with ebony kozuka, kashira and kojiri, profusely inlaid with a large snake, a spider and numerous flying insects, in various woods, horn, stained bone and shell, the kurikata in the form of a resting cicada, unsigned.
46cm (18 1/8in) long.
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昆虫図芝山象嵌木製鞘　無銘　明治時代