Description MASATOMO: A FINE SHAKUDO AND GOLD FUCHI AND KASHIRA WITH DRAGONS IN CRASHING WAVESBy Okada Masatomo, signed Masatomo 政知 saku 作Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of shakudo and very finely worked in gold takazogan, the fuchi and kashira each with a wrathful dragon amid crashing waves inlaid with gold and silver dew drops, the fuchi signed Chohan [...] MASATOMO saku.LENGTH 4 cmWEIGHT 34.9 gCondition: Very good condition, minor wear.Provenance: British collection.Masatomo is listed on page 955, H 04569.0 in THE INDEX OF JAPANESE SWORD FITTINGS AND ASSOCIATED ARTISTS by Robert E. Haynes. Masatomo, also known as Okada Masatomo, lived in Hagi, Nagato province, was the son of Masatomi, the seventh master of the Okada family school, and the retainer of the Mori Daimyo of Nagato.