EIGHT KNIVES WITH JAPANESE MIXED-METAL KOZUKA HANDLES EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURYEach kozuka handle with gold highlights and variously decorated with gods, heroes and mythical beasts, three signed Hamano Naoyuki (1745-1819), another Hamano Noriyuki (1736-1787), the fifth Sekijoken/Akagiken Motozane, possibly for Oyama Motozane (1741-1830), six blades with a square and a rhomboid hallmark, possibly for Jules Piault, 22.5cm max. (8)