A kinko fuchi and kashira set worked on an ishime ground, the stone-textured surface that gives the decoration a matte background. The subject is silver birds among reeds, and the supplier notes the detail in the work is good. The pair is unsigned and arrives in its box. Condition is listed as used.

The fuchi is the collar at the base of a Japanese sword hilt and the kashira is the cap at the end, so a matched set like this is bought either to finish a koshirae project or to sit on its own in a fittings collection. For a Texas collector the draw is the subject and the metalwork rather than a signature: silver birds and reeds raised over a stippled surface, with enough detail that the supplier calls it out. Unsigned fittings are judged on the quality of the work, and the box keeps the pair together until it is mounted or displayed.

Key features

• Kinko fuchi and kashira set
• Ishime base texture
• Silver birds with reeds, detailed work
• Unsigned, supplied boxed
• Used condition

Sword fittings are not firearms, so this set ships to your door in Texas without a dealer transfer.