Higo Kinko Taikan by Sato, Homma and Kashima Tsuba is signed "Nagamine" with

Tsuba is signed "Nagamine" with Kao and fuchikashira is signed "Karaku Ju Nagamine" with Kao

I simply love the effect that was achieved

This refers to plum blossom

Tsuka nakago hole: 24 mm x 7 mm

Shakudo nanako fuchikashira decorated with landscape of Awaji island

Higo Kinko Taikan by Sato, Homma and Kashima Tsuba is signed "Nagamine" withHigo Kinko Taikan by Sato, Homma and Kashima. Almost 500 pages filled with photos of work by artists from Higo. Mostly tsuba but there are also some fuchikashira and whole koshirae. Good quality black and white pictures, there are also few colour photos. Each item with short description in English and Japanese. There are around 100 additional pages with text in Japanese at the beginning of the book. Condition: there are signs of old age like foxing,