The Fuchi/Kashira Orphanage

[Lukas K]

Hi,

 

Anyone would have matching fuchi?

 

Thanks,

 

[Nikanoru]

Hi guys,

Here are some orphan fuchi and kashira looking for their twin brothers/sisters.

 

1. Hosono1 fuchi

 

2. Hosono2 fuchi

 

3. Jochin fuchi

 

4. Soten daisho kashira

 

5. Goto fuchi

 

6. Tou fuchi

 

Let me know if you see something familiar.

 

Cheers,

 

[Nikanoru]

... and few more

 

7. Miboku fuchi

 

8. Just another sea fuchi

 

Thanks,

[Gordon Sanders]

Wow. I love the hosono. I have a matching kozuka :-)

[dominnimod]

Hi,

 

Anyone would have matching fuchi?

 

Thanks,

 

Lukas, but that kashira matches with that fuchi and tsuba you posted, 3 of them are heianjo school, are they different sizes?

[Lukas K]

Lukas, but that kashira matches with that fuchi and tsuba you posted, 3 of them are heianjo school, are they different sizes?

Fuchi on the other set in quite small so was looking for some bigger one.

[Krystian]

Hi, 

 

Looking to pair those up. 

 

Krystian

[Nikanoru]

Thanks to a board member we have one happy couple

Looking pretty nice together

 

[Stephen]

lovely match!

[Zaksteve]

Hello,

 

Looking for a matching iron fuchi.

 

Length ID   35 mm

Width  ID   19.25 mm

Overall Height  10.34 mm

 

 

  

 

 

 

Thanks,

Steve

[vajo]

I'm searching for matching kashira.

 

Tanto fuchi, crane motif.

Wakizashi / Katana fuchi, dragon motif.

 

[b.hennick]

You an always use horn.

[vajo]

You an always use horn.

 

What you meant?

[b.hennick]

The kashira was often made of black horn. You can get a paper for a set that is just a fuchi and a horn kashira.

[vajo]

Thanks Barry for the explanation.

But i looks very different and don't fit really together in my eyes.

Crane and Dragon is a very common motif. 

[Nikanoru]

Wakizashi / Katana fuchi, dragon motif.

 

 

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F292689254277

[Blazeaglory]

Hello all.

 

Looking for a matching, or close, kashira for this fuchi.

 

Also, I think I might be going in a different direction so this will possibly be listed for sale soon if anyone's interested. Just an FYI

 

Thanks in advance

[Bjj]

I need pair shitodome for my wazikashi Kashira mine is missing them?

[menpo]

Hi guys

 

Looking for a tanto fuchi like this one to finish a daisho project I have. I've seen similar sets papered to umetada school. If anyone comes across one, let me know.

Thanks

 

Gethin

[HyakkiHei]

Have an orphaned fuchi that I'd like to find a matching kashira to.

But also, would like to find out if anyone knows what kind of design this is, since I can't seem to figure out what it's supposed to be.

38mm long

21mm wide

hole 28mm x 8mm

[Rodenbacher]

Your Fuchi Kashira show ornated roof tiles of a temple or a castle. Just search on Google for "Old Japanese roof tiles" and you will get an idea of their construction.

[Ray Singer]

Sharing here in the orphanage:

 

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/31584-orphan-kashira-two-dragons/?p=324062

[Ray Singer]

Shakudo nanako kiri fuchi. Would be nice for a koshirae paired with a horn kashira.

 

$95 (plus shipping and PayPal)

 

[Babu]

I have a kashira that's lost its fuchi. It is shabuichi and Shakudo with silver and gold.

Identical to the set in the metropolitan museum by Marukawa Hiroyoshi (worked around early 1800's died 1841 or 1842) who worked out of Mito.

I am looking for its fuchi or as close as possible or will offer it up to make up your own set.

Thank you Adam

[Babu]

A few odd bits and pieces for matching up or trading.

First three

1.A kashira on polished chocolate brown shibuichi on which is displayed a group of autumn flowers and leaves in a delicate, low relief incrustsion of shibuichi, Shakudo, silver and several shades of gold.

For some reason the shitodome ana have been carefully sealed.

 

2.A fuchi: on a chocolate brown polished shibuichi is depicted in a delicate low relief, a Dragon amidst styalised waves. It has golden eyes and a golden fang. Inscribed on the tenjō MASACHIKA. Haynes lists 11 artists using these kanji.

This one is Bushu Masachika (see Edward wrangham collection tsuba) Bonhams.

 

3.A polished copper kashira in low relief incrustation are gold hon-zogan diagonals with scattered sakura blossoms, some of which are gold and some Shakudo with a gold centre 19th Century Mito work.

 

If you have a match please PM me and we can decide which way to go. Regards Adam

[Babu]

Three more for now.

4.A dark brown shibuichi ishime kashira on which is depicted in a high relief ioroye of shakudo, copper and gold a golden bird perched on an apple tree beneath a copper apple. 19th century Hamano work.

5.A sentoku ishime kashira on both the hira and koshi of which copper, Shakudo and gold sparrows fly over a water scene with kebori water, low relief gold bamboo and sentoku gambions. 19th century Hamano work.

6. A kashira in a dark chocolate brown shibuichi ishime. In an iroye of copper, silver, Shakudo and gold is depicted an oxen cart and accompanying driver beneath a katakiri pine tree. 19th century Hamano work.

Happy to make up your set of you make up mine. Or trade.

Regards Adam

[Brian]

Love that bird lusting after that..persimmon? Hmm...I need to find a good trade.
I think the other birds are flying over a fish trap in the river?
Good stuff.

[Babu]

Another orphan looking for either a good quality plain nanako kashira or something with just a little gold on a nanako ground sorry the photos wash out the richness of this item.

 

This is a 19th Century fuchi with slightly raised edges and a good rich dark nanako background and gold fan decorations in finer nanako cartouches.Fairly Good quality work probably Gotō school but unsigned.

Regards

[Nikanoru]

On January 6, 2017 I posted here a few orphan fuchi. I sold most of them since I didn't see any point in collecting broken sets. But kept only one example, a signed Furukawa Jochin fuchi with a priest and kids. Only one single piece in my whole collection. Just didn't want to part with it since I very much like the motobori techniques. And finally a couple of months ago while running my daily search I found a kashira, which in my opinion matches the fuchi almost perfectly except maybe the inlay work but in motif for sure. So, meet the new happy couple)

 

[Artur DrogaMiecza]

Hello, 

I enclose a link to my fuchi photos. It would be nice to find a good kashira match.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/189643573@N05/albums/72157716713521893