Shishi Fuchikashira and Menuki Set

Shishi Fuchikashira and Menuki SetThis items has been in very poor condition when I bought it. Please see photos at the bottom of the page to find out more. When it arrived I send it to a craftsman for conservation work. In this particular case all parts were cleaned using only manual work. It took around a week of very demanding work under microscope. Because of the method used, original patine has not beed damaged. Also no gold was lost. To achieve perfect result visible on the

It looks like kozuka-ana was added later or reshaped and is not part of the original design

Therefore we can judge it based on workmanship alone

especially woodblock prints that I find very appealing

Three gold inlaid birds are decorating the skyline

decorated with wild geese under the moon

Tsuba signed "Ichiryu Tomoyoshi" with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu

5 mm to 7 mm

Size: 97 mm x 9 mm x 4 mm

and gold iroe

Some ninja schools also claim to learn their secrets straight from Tengu

It is still a great piece in Murakami School style

I am not sure how gold was applied however it looks like it was made with thick gold foil