Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Comprising a a solid gold pair of menuki formed as coiling dragons; a pair of gold and shakudo menuki formed as horse tack; a pair of gold and shakudo menuki formed as shishimai dancers playing drums, attributed to Someya Masachika; a pair of Goto-school gold and shakudo menuki formed as chrysanthemums and poem slips Each with a wood tomobako storage box The third with Tokubetsu Kicho Tosogu (Especially Precious) certificate no. 01 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated June 3, 1974 The fourth with Tokubetsu Kicho Tosogu (Especially Precious) certificate no. 135 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated February 4, 1982 1 1/2in (3.8cm) wide, the largest