Shachi - Dragon Fish

[Spartancrest]

Another obviously cast example from the same mould/mold [isn't English/American spelling confusing!] as Glen's posted June 2nd - a few less dents in the rim.  https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/155640907444

[Spartancrest]

A cast copy of the Victoria & Albert Museum piece  Posted July 23, 2022   [Bottom of page 3]

found on ebay  https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/334888119734  described as Kinai - not even close!

 

 

PS. the $105 AU postage for such a small object added to the purchase price of $176 AU [which is with a $30 USD discount] seems a trifle expensive for an obviously cast piece, to me. 

[Marco]

A fuchi in that subject 

[Marco]

A couple of others pictures

[Spartancrest]

Got to list this before Glen does. 

https://www.jauce.com/auction/w1101247410

 

Is it just me? Why is the image download size so small?  22 kb seems excessively small considering it was close to 4MB not that long ago.

[Bazza]

Seen on Peter Dekker's website:

https://www.mandarin.../winged-dragon-tsuba

 

BaZZa.

[vajo]

Shachi reminds my allways on the big read dragonhead fish.

[rematron]

20 hours ago, Bazza said:

Seen on Peter Dekker's website:

https://www.mandarin.../winged-dragon-tsuba

 

BaZZa.

Photos in case the link ever stops working: 

 

[Deez77]

What a beautiful little shachi incense case. 

https://page.auction.../auction/f1103063495

 

Any takers?

 

Damon

[Spartancrest]

  Already have a furry one! 

[Deez77]

😂 good one!

[Deez77]

20 hours ago, Deez77 said:

What a beautiful little shachi incense case. 

https://page.auction.../auction/f1103063495

 

Any takers?

 

Damon

This ended up going for over 90,000 JPY (including tax). Nice little piece.

[Spartancrest]

Nice roof top type Shachi on a tsuba - papered! https://www.jauce.com/auction/e1106695477

[Spartancrest]

   https://www.jauce.com/auction/c1106970717

[Deez77]

A shachi-themed Myochin hammered box with some sort of inscription (according to listing). Asking a pretty penny.

 

https://page.auction.../auction/j1127496260

[Spartancrest]

I can't work out what this was for either? Tobacco pouch ornament?  https://www.jauce.com/auction/p1126330745    35.8mm    Wt:  7.1g

 

 

[Bugyotsuji]

Not a menuki, methinks. What's the oval hole for? Some kind of fastening device?

Two pin holes for.... an obi-dome?

The original Japanese site will sometimes give more information. You can often learn something from the backs of these things.

[Spartancrest]

2 hours ago, Bugyotsuji said:

You can often learn something from the backs of these things.

  thick metal, not like the thin metal often found on tobacco ornaments, but some wear on the oval hole as if it fits a clasp?

[Spartancrest]

 

Menuki on a samegawa tsuka  https://www.jauce.com/auction/w1132735386  or  https://buyee.jp/ite.../auction/w1132735386

[Spartancrest]

    https://www.jauce.com/auction/m1143410685  nice looking pair.