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Kanshiro Distant Pines
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Nishigaki Kanshiro Copper tsuba with a brass fukurin. 7.77 cm x 7.77 cm
x 4.9 mm at the fukurin.
Unsigned but attributed to the third
Nishigaki Kanshiro (1680-1761) the design is mount Fuji with distant pines
trees.
Its made using a technique taken from the
Dutch or Chinese in the late 16th century and first mastered by Hirata
Hikozo and used by the first three Kanshiro masters. The design is first
painted on the surface in lacquer then the surrounding area is reduced by
acid.
There is another example of a 3rd Kanshiro
copper tsuba made using the same technique illustrated in Ito Mitsuru book
on Kanshiro works ( tsuba 260 )
Write up by Michael Cox
