Pair of unsigned (mumei) menuki with peonies, attributed to the Ezo school. By tradition, Ezo is the name given to a group of sword-fitting makers active from the Nanbokuchō period to the early Muromachi period. The photographs show a large peony flower surrounded by leaves, buds and stems, carved in outline relief (katachibori) with generous openwork. The ground is shibuichi and was originally gilded all over with kin-mekki. The gold survives in the recesses and has worn from the high points, revealing the base metal with the aged tone typical of so-called Ezo kanamono. The backs are rough and show no visible damage. According to the original seller, the omote piece measures 3.20 × 1.85 cm and weighs 3.7 g, and the ura piece measures 3.32 × 1.88 cm and weighs 4.1 g. The pair has an NBTHK 特別保存刀装具 (Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu) paper, no. 2003599, dated 28 June 2016. It describes them as 牡丹図目貫 (botan-zu menuki), 無銘 (mumei), 蝦夷 (Ezo), 四分一地 (shibuichi-ji), 容彫 (katachibori) and 金鍍金 (kin-mekki). They are presented in a wooden box lined with fabric.