Photographs
Photographs by the seller at origin.
The piece
Polished shibuichi kozuka with Shōki in katakiribori, signed Yasuchika and attributed by the original seller to the fourth generation of the Tsuchiya line.
Shibuichi kozuka with a polished ground (migaki-ji). The front shows Shōki, the demon queller, standing with his cap, bristling beard and a sword in hand, drawn in confident katakiribori and finished with fine kebori lines; the figure is cut off by the edge, leaving a broad empty field above, a composition typical of the Nara manner. The back bears three bundles of wavy vertical strokes engraved in kebori and the signature 安親 (Yasuchika). The original seller attributes the piece to Yasuchika IV, Tsuchiya Eishū, pupil of the third generation and heir to the name in the Tsuchiya family, a native of Hitachi province. The photographs show a sound surface, free of rust or knocks, with some fine scratches and light patina spots. It measures 9.7 × 1.5 cm and comes with a padded kiri box. The original seller declares an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu paper, which does not appear in the photographs.
Strong points
- Legible signature 安親 (Yasuchika) on the back
- Shōki in assured katakiribori on polished shibuichi
- Asymmetric composition with ample empty space, in the Nara manner
- Sound surface, free of rust or knocks
- NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper declared by the original seller
Points to bear in mind
- The paper does not appear in the photographs; the attribution to the fourth generation comes from the original seller
- Fine scratches and light patina spots on the surface
- The kiri box bears no expert inscription
Score
61.1 / 100
- Maker 19 of 25 Genuine signature of a known maker or school
- Workmanship 10 of 20 Good work
- Condition 14 of 18 Good condition
- Period 5 of 12 Late Edo (1781–1868)
- Paper 4 of 10 NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Extras 0 of 5 No complete set by the same maker and no inscribed box
- Price 9.1 of 10 Rank 11 of 107 by price among pieces of its type, from the most affordable to the dearest
The score shares out 100 points: Maker 25 · Workmanship 20 · Condition 18 · Period 12 · Paper 10 · Extras 5 · Price 10. It is computed from the record, not from an opinion. Maker, workmanship, condition and period are judged from the photographs and the paper; price is compared only with fittings of the same type.
Details
- Type
- Kozuka
- Maker
- Yasuchika IV
- Period
- Late Edo (1781–1868)
- Material
- Shibuichi
- Paper
- NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Signature
- Signed
- School
- Nara (línea Tsuchiya)
- Inscription
- 安親 (Yasuchika IV)
- Technique
- Katakiribori (bevelled chisel engraving), Kebori (line engraving), Migaki (burnished)
- Dating
- Late Edo period (late 18th – early 19th century)