Each
piece in the Kami group has a red lacquered saya,
with a black ring-carved section at the sageo. The ray skin used on the
tsuka is of the highest quality, and the tsuka-ito on the Katana and Wakizashi
and the sageo on all three pieces are woven from best quality Japanese silk.
The Fuchi, Kashira, Kojiri, Koiguchi and Kurigata are all made from blackened
bronze, with decoration in relief and selective detailing of copper, silver and
gold. The tsuba of the Katana and Wakizashi are made from hardened
blackened copper, with decoration in relief and selective detailing of silver
and gold.
The Tsuba (guard) of the Katana and Wakizashi is made from hardened blackened
copper, with decoration in relief and selective detailing of silver and gold.
The tsuba depict the Kami, or Guardian Warriors. The habaki is of
two-piece construction, the inner section being copper and the outer section
gold-plated brass. The blade is decorated, at the habaki, with a
hand-engraved ''Fudo'' horimono, a traditional blade carving from Edo period.
The blades of all three pieces are grooved on both sides and each piece features
a long kassiki.
