Q169.  Fuchi kashira in shakudo and gold.  The inside dimensions of the fuchi are 1.8 x 3.5 x .8 cm tall.  The top and bottom plates of the fuchi are silver.  This comes with a Tokubetsu Kicho paper from the NBTHK in Tokyo, dated 1977 and giving it to Mino (a province and also a very prolific group of fittings smiths).  The cross pieces at the bottom of the kashira are bent downward from handle wrap but not broken; all else is fine.  In a fitted box with pillow.  $345.