Arikawa School

[Bob M.]

Hi,

Can anybody help with finding some information about the arikawa school of fittings makers working in the first half of the 19th Cent. ? The attached example is signed Saneyoshi , Haynes ref. H 08001.0 .

 

Another example of this school featured in the Bonhams auction Part 1 of the Edward Wrangham Collection , held in November 2010.

 

John Stuart has kindly provided info. that this school is a branch of Mito and engaged in plate preparation as well as in finished pieces .

 

Thanks !

[Ludolf Richter]

Hi Bob,there are some info:look at H07967,H07969 and H07076 in the Haynes-index-book.I don't have "your" Saneyosahi in my database but the following with a different 2nd Kanji.Ludolf

[Bob M.]

Hi Ludolf ,

 

Thanks for the info. - will be useful.....

 

Regards

[Marc BROQUIN]

Hello all,

I was studying the 3rd volume of Bob Haynes and discovered an other SANEYOSHI H 08001.0 with the good final kanji, but the 3 kao represented beside do not fit.

Anyhow in the text itself it is said that ARIKAWA SANEYOSHI H 08001.0, member of the Arikawafamily school seems closely related TO ARIKAWA SANEMASA H 07976.0

 

So when you look at the description OF ARIKAWA SANEMASA, the first Kao seems to fit near perfectly to yours.

It is said that he was working in MITO, Hitachi Province around 1800.

cf. Naunton Catalogue p.143. On this example the name SANEMASA is carved on gilt copper inlaid plaque, similar to the plaque of your tsuba.

 

A lot of coincidences ! Don't you think ?

 

I let you look at the Haynes and make your opinion.

 

All the best

Marc

[Curran]

The sage, student, and waterfall theme seem very popular in the 1800s, yet largely limited to the 1800s.

 

Any conjecture as to what this theme referenced in particular? Almost always a sage and student looking at a sharply dropping waterfall. Very popular in Uchikoshi work, and seems to pop up in other avenues of Mito and Hamano work.