A set of toso-gu: Design of Botan-Frower and Shishi-dog
2017/01/04
A set of toso-gu: Tsuba, a pair of menuki, kozuka and a pair of fuchikashira.
Design of Botan-Frower and Shishi-dog zu.
Era: Later Edo period.
Tsuba
Length: 6.78cm. 2.67inches.
Width: 6.17cm. 24.2inches.
Signature: Mumei (unsigned)
Round backish iron plate with silver color has Botan Flower and Butterfly in front and the moon, mountain and river, Bat in back.
A pair of menuki.
Signature: Mumei (unsigned)
Length: 3.87cm. 1.52inches.
Botan-Frower represented with taka-bori on the shakudo-nanako plate, colored with gold and silver iroe.
Kozuka
Signature: Omori Terumasa (Kao)
Length: 9.61cmx 1.31cm. (3.78inches x 0.51inches)
Botan-Frower and Shishi-dog are represented with taka-bori on the shakudo-nanako plate, colored with gold and silver iroe.
Terumasa is Tokuno family and his signature engraved as Omori. He estimated 'Umate' (good maker). Edo ju.
A pair of Fuchikashira
Signature: Mumei (unsigned)
Fuchi Length: 3.71 cm x 2.10cm x 0.99cm.
(1.46 inches x 0.82 inches x 0.38 inches)
Kashira Length: 3.55 cm x 1.84cm x 0.78cm.
(1.39 inches x 0.72 inches x 0.30 inches)
Botan Flower engraved on the plate made of shibuichi silver or Shakudo and colored with gold and silver color.
AOI estimation paper
In Kiri box.