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SEVEN FUCHI-GASHIRA (HILT COLLARS SIX FUCHI-GASHIRA (HILT COLLARS
AND POMMELS) AND POMMELS)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century
Three of shibuichi, two of shakudo nanako, one of iron, and one of Four of shibuichi, one of shakudo, and one of iron, decorated in a variety
copper, decorated in a variety of chiselling and inlay techniques, the of chiselling and inlay techniques, the first with Enma-o and the Hell
first with dragons and clouds; the second with waves and spray, with Courtesan, signed Kensuido Ichirin with a kao; the second with the
signature Omori Teruhide and a kao; the third with carriage wheels same subject, signed Shoryuken Teruyuki (active 1860s); the third with
and cherry blossom, signed Masatomo; the fourth with a daidaiko a rakan attacked by a helmeted demon, with signature Toshinaga and
drum, nomaku (outdoor curtain), and dancer, signed Saki Yukiyoshi(?) a kao; the fourth, the kashira with a figure wearing a Hannya mask and
with a kao; the fifth with a dragon and clouds, signed Josen, with a another masked figure, the fuchi with the race across the Uji River; the
kao (see Robert E., Haynes, The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings fifth with a mounted samurai and another horse, signed Tadayasu with a
kao; the last with Taira no Tadanori seated under a cherry tree (12).
and Associated Artists, Ellwangen, Germany, Nihon Art Publishers,
2001, no.H02195.0); the sixth with monsho (crests); the last with the
bunbuku chagama (‘badger teakettle’) with signature Toshinaga. (14). £1,500 - 2,000
JPY230,000 - 300,000
£1,000 - 1,500 US$2,000 - 2,700
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,000

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