andreYes Posted May 12, 2011 Report Posted May 12, 2011 I've gotten (as a present ) a very nice fuchi-kashira set. As I understand, it is gold on shakudo. Especially I like the nanako ground: very fine and accurate work! Unfortunately I know nearly nothing about kinko artists I suppose that the inscription is: 水府住 玉川 美久 (Suifu ju Tamagawa Yoshihisa) +kao I found five generations of this family in Haynes Index. Besides, in the Joly's Shosankenshu there are three artists with the same name and different kao. The third one (#143) has a very similar kao. Dear specialists, what is your opinion about the this set and about the author? Is it a genuine work of Tamagawa Yoshihisa? Which generation could it be? Is it the Mito school? Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted May 13, 2011 Report Posted May 13, 2011 Well, this is one other area I know nothing about, but may I just say that if it really is what it looks like, then someone has given you a wonderful present! Quote
Ludolf Richter Posted May 13, 2011 Report Posted May 13, 2011 Hi Andey,I believe it's from the 4th generation.Ludolf Quote
andreYes Posted May 13, 2011 Author Report Posted May 13, 2011 Thank you, Ludolf!!! Are all these mei belong to the 4th Tamagawa Yoshihisa, or just the last one? By the way, from which book is this picture? Quote
Ludolf Richter Posted May 13, 2011 Report Posted May 13, 2011 Hi Andrey,I have forgotten from what book I had scanned the pic for my database,but according to the source all the 4 Mei are from the 4th generation guy.Ludolf Quote
Brian Posted May 13, 2011 Report Posted May 13, 2011 Wow...can I find someone to give me gifts like that too? :lol: Very nice work! Well done Ludolf. Brian Quote
andreYes Posted May 13, 2011 Author Report Posted May 13, 2011 Thank you again, Ludolf! The gift is from my elder brother . He is living far away from me, in other country, and, unfortunately, we seldom see each other... I was surprised, when I've got to know that he has a small collection of nihonto and tosogu :D I'm a little confused with these generations :? The 4th Tamagawa Yoshihisa lived in Edo (according to Haynes). The inscription tells that he was living in Sifu (in Hitachi province)... Besides, I found on Walters Art Museum's site an iron tsuba and a kozuka with similar mei, which are attributed to Tamagawa Yoshihisa II (1779-1835). Quote
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