Six pairs of fuchi-gashira


Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th centuryComprising an Ishiguro-school shakudo nanako-ji pair decorated with autumn plants in iro-e takazogan and inlaid shell, inscribed Ishiguro Masatsuna and with a kao; a Hamano-school shakudo nanako-ji pair with scenes from the Genpei wars in gold takazogan, takabori and kebori, inscribed Hamano Naoyuki and with a kao; a Mino-school shakudo nanako-ji pair with Kan'u and Daruma in iro-e takazogan; a shakudo migaki-ji pair with Fukurokuju admiring a scroll, and a fly whisk, and wood gong; an iron tsuchime-ji pair with a dragon and rocks by a stream, gold highlights, signed Tamagawa Yoshihide and with a kao; a shakudo migaki-ji fuchi decorated with a Minamoto warrior riding into the Uji River, signed Shiunken Norichika and a shakudo migaki-ji kashira with a warrior on horseback brandishing a halberd in iro-e takazogan and takabori (12) 1 1/2in (3.8cm) wide (the largest)