Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century The set comprising black-lacquer saya, the saya for the wakizashi fitted with a kozuka decorated with a writhing dragon, the fittings all shakudo nanako-ji with iro-e takazogan decoration, the fuchi-gashira with scenes of the Genpei wars, the tsuba with rain dragons in clouds, each with a gilt rim finished with a neko-gaki ("cat-scratch") pattern and each tsuka wrapped in black silk and fitted with gilt-silver menuki formed as dragons With Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu (Sword Fitting Especially Worthy of Preservation) certificate no. 2001847 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated July 1, 2014.