Photographs
Photographs by the seller at origin.
The piece
Shakudō ishime fuchi-kashira signed 如竹 (Nyochiku) with kaō: a pair of spectacles on the fuchi and a hatoguruma, the toy dove on wheels, on the kashira.
Fuchi-kashira signed 如竹 (Nyochiku) with kaō, the work of Murakami Nyochiku, an Edo kinkō known for his bold compositions and for sue-mon high relief on a shakudō ishime ground. The kashira depicts a hatoguruma (鳩車), the toy dove on wheels, with a copper head, a body in coloured relief and the pull-cord inlaid in gold. The fuchi shows a pair of spectacles with a relief frame, grey-metal lenses and a gold cord; on the other side, a gold inscription read by the original seller as 白愛玉 (Hakuaitama) and a gilt disc. The signature, chiselled on the copper plate of the fuchi, is clearly legible in the photographs. The photographs show good condition: the ishime texture is intact and crisp, the gold retains its lustre and no knocks or rust are visible; the copper plate shows some dark spots from use. The original seller declares an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu paper and a box with a hakogaki by Satō Kanzan dated Shōwa 51 (1976); neither the paper nor the box appears in the photographs.
Strong points
- Signature of Nyochiku with kaō, legible on the fuchi plate
- Unusual, humorous subject: spectacles and hatoguruma
- Fine shakudō ishime ground with sue-mon takabori and gold inlay
- Hakogaki by Satō Kanzan (1976) declared by the original seller
- NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper declared by the original seller
Points to bear in mind
- The paper and the box do not appear in the photographs
- The period is as declared by the original seller; the piece is not dated
- Some dark spots on the copper plate of the fuchi
Score
60.8 / 100
- Maker 19 of 25 Genuine signature of a known maker or school
- Workmanship 15 of 20 Notable work
- Condition 14 of 18 Good condition
- Period 5 of 12 Late Edo (1781–1868)
- Paper 4 of 10 NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Extras 2 of 5 Adds: box inscribed by an expert (hakogaki)
- Price 1.8 of 10 Rank 37 of 45 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
- Fuchi-kashira
- Maker
- Nyochiku
- Period
- Late Edo (1781–1868)
- Material
- Shakudō, Gold, Copper
- Paper
- NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Signature
- Signed
- Inscription
- 如竹（花押） (Nyochiku kaō)
- Technique
- Takabori (high relief), Zōgan (inlay), Iroe (coloured inlay), Other technique
- Dating
- Late Edo period (18th–19th century)
- Extras
- box inscribed by an expert (hakogaki)