Examples by Chioshu Kenjo, Hirata Donin, Otsuki Mitsuhiro, Yanagawa Naomitsu, Yokoya Somin III, Ishiguro Masatsune III, Seiryoken Katsuhei, Hosono Masamori, Nara Toshinaga, Haruaki Hogen, Goto Ichijo, Ishiguro Masayoshi, Ishiguro Yoshiaki, Wada Isshin, Omori Hidetomo, Kano Natsuo, Ichiyoshi Morihei and works by members of the Jukushi, Umetada, Bushu, Tanaka, Kinai, Soten and Kinai Schools. Peter Hawkins is a paradox. Although one of the busiest members of his profession he is an actor who rarely acts. His work is known to almost everyone yet he remains virtually anonymous. The collection comprises a fine series of tsuba, kozuka and fuchi-kashira, the emphasis of the collection being clearly placed on the later schools of Kinko workers. Most of the more significant artists and schools of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are representsed in the kozuka and fuchi-kashira sections of the collection. Contents Introduction Tsuba Kozuka Fuchi-Kashira