AN ICHIRYU SCHOOL FUCHI KASHIRA

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AN ICHIRYU SCHOOL FUCHI KASHIRA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1775), SIGNED ICHIRYU TOMOYOSHI AND KAO

Each part is of shakudo nanako plate with relief inlay of fish in shibuichi and bamboo in two-toned gold. There are four fish on the fuchi and three on the kashira.

Lot Essay

There were four generations of artists who signed Tomoyoshi. The first (fl. 1750) was of the Hirano family and signed with that family name. The second (fl. 1775) was of the Ichiryu (Hitotsuyanagi) family and signed with that name. The third and fourth generations (fl. 1800 and 1825) also signed with the Ichiryu family name.

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