YOKOYA SOMIN III (ACTIVE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY) A Yokoya-school kozuka Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The shakudo nanako-ji kozuka decorated with a shishi in high relief with gold takazogan spots, the reverse gold with ysurime With a wood tomobako storage box With Tokubetsu Kicho (Especially Precious Sword Fitting) certificate no. 246 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated April 15, 1971 3 13/16in (9.7cm) long 注脚 Provenance: Dr. Walter A. Compton, sold Christie's, New York, Japanese Swords and Sword Fittings from the Collection of Dr. Walter A. Compton (Part II), October 22, 1992, lot 145 Published: Sebastian Izzard, ed., One Hundred Masterpieces from the Collection of Dr. Walter A. Compton, London and New York: Christie, Manson & Woods International, 1992, pgs. 288 and 289