Katana with Togidashi Makie style saya (circular watermark) and Antique Fittings

This was a fairly complex commissioned piece of work. The unique features include:

  • Using antique tsuba, fuchi, kashira and menuki from Japan (made of iron and gold/silver)
  • Gold plated seppas
  • brown tsuka ito
  • Making gold plated habaki with diagonal fine lines
  • Black togidashi makie style saya that shows multiple concentric water marks
  • Silver shitodome