Mark with Japanese Mark: 一柳軒　元親 "Ichiryuuken | #458426

一柳軒　元親 "Ichiryuuken Motochika". This mark is from a kozuka, which is the hilt of a small, secondary knife. It was made by Motochika, who worked as a sword engraver (soukenkinkou) in Hitachi Province (present-day Ibaraki Prefecture) for the Hitoyanagi school. Soukenkinkou is the Japanese name for metalworkers who design accessories for bladed weapons.