Japanese Edo Period Kozuka Knife Sheath Scholars in Gilt Relief Edo period (18th–19th C) LS109 Games Left panel has an additional

Left panel has an additional tape repair

issued by the Emaki Kenkyūkai

and a run of full-width drawers below

each panel painted in the kachō-ga (花鳥画) bird-and-flower tradition: botan (牡丹

Striped Zelkova face (Elm)

Japanese Edo Period Kozuka Knife Sheath Scholars in Gilt Relief Edo period (18th–19th C) LS109 Games Left panel has an additionalEdo Period Kozuka with Scholars in Gilt ReliefJapan, Edo period (18th19th century) This fine kozuka handle (mount for a kogatana utility knife) is crafted from shakud, the dark copper gold alloy prized in sword fittings, and decorated with figures in high relief. The scene shows multiple scholars or sages in conversation and study, a common motif reflecting the admiration of Chinese literati culture in Japan. One central figure is seated beside open