Ian B3HR2UH Posted March 28, 2021 Report Posted March 28, 2021 I am surprised that it has gone unremarked upon that Darcy Brockbank has a Juyo Tosogu Futatokorimono with menuki by Somin for sale. This shows why he is the pre-eminent western dealer. I had imagined that these were probably the only genuine pieces by Somin outside of Japan. Last week however I had the pleasure of looking at the catalogue of the museum of decorative art Copenhagen. Lot 1156 is a stunning kozuka with a design of fireflies also by Somin. The author Ogasawara Nobuo obviously accepts these as genuine as he also does with Lot 1157 a tsuba with katakiribori engraving . I hope that my copy of the photograph does this magnificent piece justice . If you haven't already done so, do yourself a favor and have a look at Darcy's menuki. Ian Brooks 3 Quote
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