A gold lacquer Boys’ Day wakizashi koshirae
The fittings by Tsuchiya Yasuchika VI, Edo, 19th century
The saya of rich nashiji lacquer; the fittings of shibuichi, the tsuba, fuchi-gashira, and menuki decorated with puppies playing among wild plants, in gold, silver, copper and shakudo takazogan, the kozuka carved and inlaid with a monkey trainer, the tsuba signed Ushuan Masachika with seal and fuchi-gashira signed Ushuan Masachika with kao; the kozuka signed Tsuchiya Masachika with kao; with a fabric bag. 60.3cm (23¾in) long. (3).
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梨地塗鞘脇差拵　無銘　19世紀

Accompanied by a NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu certificate.

Tsuchiya Yasuchika VI, more commonly known as Masachika was born in Shimotsuke Province and worked in Edo. He was the first son of Kunichika, the fifth Yasuchika. He was very prolific and many of his works found their way to the West during his lifetime. He was a student of Hagiya Katsuhira and of Tanaka Kiyotoshi, then became a retainer of the Satake daimyo of Akita, and died in 1861.