Another thread has brought up a question; what is shiiremono? By definition shiiremono 仕入れ物 means 'stock of goods received'. We have always, as collectors, dismissed items labeled shiiremono as undesirable to collect. Why? Lets go back in time and visit the local shokunin making tosougu. This person/s may be a solitary craftsman, a family endeavour or a teacher with student apprentices. If the artisan has a patron most if not all the work would be for the use of the patron or his clan. The patro
