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[sabiji]

Would be happy if anyone has information in their records or books about an artist named Suzuki Ichirin (period of activity, affiliation with a school).
I would also be grateful for pictures of his works.
Best regards,
Thomas.

[sabiji]

[Kurikata]

This artist is referenced in Haynes.

[Spartancrest]

I presume you already have this information? http://www.japaneseswordbooks.com/Fittings.html

A shibuichi kozuka carved in katakiri with a group of horses playing, signed Suzuki Ichirin and kao. This artist

worked in Edo and is listed in the Soken Kisho (1781) and was therefore working prior to this date.

[sabiji]

@Bruno, thank you very much!

@ Dale, yes, that is exactly the Kozuka. I bought it from Alan in 2016. It was an impulse buy because I liked it - although I am not a Kinko collector.
I was hoping, if available, for more detailed info.

[MauroP]

Hi Thomas,
find here enclosed my record for a tsuba i bought 10 years ago. I'm sorry  it's in Italian, but I've a busy time now.

Tsuba018.pdf

[Curran]

Trans:

 

Tsuchiya School,

from the line of Yasuchika, starting from the 4^th generation

 

Yasuchika the 4^th was active also with the name “Nagahide”. His first name (or real name) was “Shinsuke”. He also used “Sei Unsai” and “Ichirin”. It isn’t known if the 4^th gen was the natural son of (or adopted by) the 3^rd gen. Either way, he also studied with the master Iwamoto Konkon in the province of Mito. There he produced pieces signed “4^th gen Yasuchika, resident of Mito”. The 4^th gen Yasuchika produced works mostly in katakiribori.

 

[from Markus Sesko’s text on the Japanese Toso-Kinko Schools, p.166]

 

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I had not read this before, but it frames perfectly a fuchi-kashira set attributed to the 4th gen that I had been resisting buying. The work was in katakiribori.

Also, I'd been studying this yondai work.

https://www.kusanaginosya.com/SHOP/238.html

 

  --There is something about his katakiribori that stands out to me as distinct, but I haven't figured it out yet.

[sabiji]

Hi Mauro and Curran,
thanks for the interesting links!

[b.hennick]

Hi Mauro:

I am most impressed by your record. I wish that I had seen something like that 20 years ago.