NihontoWatchNihontoWatchLate Edo period, Owari Shakudo kenma-ji, ko-sukashi, shippo zogan, shiho inome kin-zogan, dote-mimi, ryohitsukubo Regarding Shibata Toshitsugu, there are no records, and I believe he was probably a kanko in the employ of the Owari Domain. The shakudo kenma-ji is intentionally finished to a non-lustrous surface, and the inome-sukashi sections are decorated with meticulous kin-zogan. Furthermore, the kiri-mon pierced within the upper and lower circles are meticulously decorated with shippo zogan. It is a truly refined and beautiful work, the likes of which I have never seen before. In a custom-fit kiri-bako
Certificate reading — 銘 金城南 柴田利次
NihontoWatchOffered by Samurai Nippon
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