Spartancrest Posted March 22, 2023 Report Posted March 22, 2023 I saw that one, it has a very complex edge on the rim - nice! 1 Quote
GRC Posted March 22, 2023 Report Posted March 22, 2023 I was surprised you didn't beat me to it Dale 1 1 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted March 23, 2023 Report Posted March 23, 2023 Agreed. Very nice. At risk of going off-topic, do we have a Namban Central thread anywhere, or are there several? Quote
Matsunoki Posted March 25, 2023 Report Posted March 25, 2023 Not exactly a sword fitting! …this is one that “got away”. this wonderful full size Shachihoko from the roof of a temple was available in a gallery in London (Robert Brandt) a few years ago. Such presence. I had a look twice but in the end left it. Have regretted it ever since. It was over 5ft high. I think it turned up in a sale in the States a couple of years later. hohum. 4 4 1 Quote
GRC Posted March 29, 2023 Report Posted March 29, 2023 This one was posted on page 2... seems it got cleaned up and is back on the market Originally posted by Dale, in August 2022: Now: 1 Quote
Steves87 Posted March 30, 2023 Report Posted March 30, 2023 ahh yes I did see that one back up. the seller is generally good, but they do often use a colouring of some kind. Whatever they use, it does leech when submersed in liquid. Quote
GRC Posted March 30, 2023 Report Posted March 30, 2023 That's good info to have Steve. Thanks for letting us know Here's the main image of a menuki that came up, described as a "bird".... Strange looking bird, with no beak and some oddly placed gold "tendrils"... but sure enough, by the time you get to the 6th image, then you can see this for what it really is 2 Quote
rematron Posted March 30, 2023 Report Posted March 30, 2023 @GRC, hahaha. Yeah, I went through the exact same thought process with that listing. 1 Quote
Kanenaga Posted April 1, 2023 Report Posted April 1, 2023 This is a great thread that Barry started. Interesting that many definitions of a shachi describe it as having the head of a tiger, yet many that we see clearly have a dragon head. There is a legend about the origin of the dragon-headed shachi, as described here: https://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/shachihoko.html a Chinese legend (Jp. = Koi-no-Takinobori 鯉の滝登り) wherein carp swim, against all odds, up a waterfall known as the “Dragon Gate” at the headwaters of China’s Yellow River. The gods are very impressed by the feat, and reward the few successful carp by turning them into powerful dragons. The story symbolizes the virtues of courage, effort, and perseverance, which correspond to the nearly impossible struggle of humans to attain Buddhahood. According to this story, the shachi represents the successful carp in the process of transforming into a dragon. 1 1 Quote
Kanenaga Posted April 1, 2023 Report Posted April 1, 2023 Censer in form of leaping carp transforming into dragon. Unknown artist. China, 1st half of 17th century, Ming Dynasty. Photo courtesy Phoenix Art Museum This and the previous quotation are Copyright Mark Schumacher, www.onmarkproductions.com/XXX/XXX.html 3 Quote
Spartancrest Posted April 3, 2023 Report Posted April 3, 2023 https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17690/lot/2033/ WOOD NETSUKE OF A DRAGON-HEADED FISH (SHACHI) By Ikkyu (19th century) Shown swimming, facing ahead, its tail threshing the water, a loose ball in its open mouth, the slightly worn wood bears a good patina and the eyes inlaid, signed Ikkyu 3 1/4in (8.2cm) 3 Quote
Spartancrest Posted April 19, 2023 Report Posted April 19, 2023 I think the darker image has been seen before in this thread, but I found another that confirms both are cast copies. 2 Quote
Spartancrest Posted April 27, 2023 Report Posted April 27, 2023 Here is an ugly duckling winged version. https://www.jauce.com/auction/r1089997158 6.5-7cm 2 Quote
GRC Posted April 30, 2023 Report Posted April 30, 2023 Yikes!, that one has seen better days... 2 Quote
GRC Posted May 6, 2023 Report Posted May 6, 2023 Fuchi & kashira set by Yoshioka Buzen - at Bonhams 1 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted May 7, 2023 Report Posted May 7, 2023 Change the head and you have some nice Eagles! 3 1 Quote
b.hennick Posted May 7, 2023 Author Report Posted May 7, 2023 I do not think that your F/K theme is shiachi as they do not have feathers. Quote
GRC Posted May 9, 2023 Report Posted May 9, 2023 That's a fair point Barry. Those definitely are feathers now that I look at them more closely, along with the background being swirling clouds rather than water or a mix of both. The carving on the dragon's back and tops of the wings looked kind of scale-like, plus I think Bonhams even listed them as shachi, so I just ran with it 1 Quote
GRC Posted May 13, 2023 Report Posted May 13, 2023 Another shachi Kabuto (helmet). There was a crazy amount of effort and detail put into these shachi kabuto. I figured I should repost the other two, previously posted by Steven K. and Barry H. respectively. It's nice to see them all together. I don't know anything about the history of kabuto styles and uses and should probably post these questions in the katchu section of the forum, but maybe someone who knows the answers could post a quick response Were elaborate helmets like these purely for pomp and ceremony in the Edo period? Did helmets like this even exist in the pre-Edo periods of war? I can't imagine that kabuto like these would ever be worn in battle. 1 Quote
b.hennick Posted May 13, 2023 Author Report Posted May 13, 2023 Lovely! Probably not the word that you would use but aslo the kabuto are lovely. Quote
Spartancrest Posted May 15, 2023 Report Posted May 15, 2023 From a mismatched 'pair' of menuki https://www.jauce.com/auction/r1091980149 - chubby little fellow! 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted June 8, 2023 Report Posted June 8, 2023 This cast copy is hidden away in a group of 20 - https://www.jauce.com/auction/d1094850303 [About half the twenty are cast] Quote
Deez77 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Posted June 9, 2023 Hi all, A decent fuchi kashira set currently available here: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/q1094817983 Damon 2 Quote
GRC Posted June 20, 2023 Report Posted June 20, 2023 A really interesting variation on the motif, in soft metal, done by Sai Juji Ishikawa. Equivalent to the Mona Lisa?... this shachi is always watching you 3 2 Quote
rematron Posted July 1, 2023 Report Posted July 1, 2023 https://www.jauce.com/auction/q1094817983 3 Quote
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