A kinko kogai, the slender fitting carried in the scabbard of a Japanese sword, with a polished shibuichi ground. The decoration is a fan and a scepter in silver and gold. It is signed with a kao, and the supplier reads the name as beginning Mune but leaves the full reading uncertain. Condition is excellent.

A signed kogai in excellent condition is a strong candidate for a display case or for completing a set of fittings with matching metalwork. A Utah collector can take up the half-read signature as a research point; the kao and partial name are visible in the photographs. The silver-and-gold fan and scepter on shibuichi give it a two-tone contrast that stands out against the polished ground, and the excellent grade means there is little to forgive.

Key features

• Kinko kogai, polished shibuichi ground
• Fan and scepter in silver and gold
• Signed with kao, name partly read as Mune
• Excellent condition

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