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312 METAL WORK.
No. 688.
Engraved on a Flower Stand of bronze, one of a pair
upon which appear the incident of the Japanese hero,
Yoshitsune, fencing with the Tengu; this scene is beautifully
rendered in carved and damascened work. Ye-chiu jiu-nin,
Hira-ishi Atsu-chika. Hiraishi Atsiichika^ the name of the
maker, a resident of Yechiu. The lower mark is the seal
of the maker.
No. 689.
In relief upon a bronze Mirror, decorated with the
matsu and the oumai, the pine and plum trees, emblems of
longevity. Fuji-wara, Yoshi-nao tsukuru (saku). Made by
Yoshinao Fitjiwara,
