Iron Fuchi

[jct3602]

Hi all:

    Have never a fuchu with copper insert and seppa before.  Appreciate any thoughts.

 

yours,

john

[jct3602]

Hi all:

   To busy choosing pictures to realize the spellchecker wanted to spell its own way, lol.  Between that and my bad typing...  Sorry

 

Yours, 

john

[Geraint]

Dear John.

 

It is not all that unusual to have a copper insert, usually gilt, to add a rim to the top of the fuchi.  As this one is missing it's tenjo gane I presume the seppa was added to give it a completeness.  The only iron fuchi that I have has a standard copper tenjo gane and is of standard shape but for some interest see the link at the bottom.

 

If you scroll down there is a diagram of how some shapes of iron fuchi have the tenjo gane fitted in a different way.  Given the shape of yours I can only assume that it has been lost at some point.  I have seen iron fuchi which never seem to have had a base fitted but only on what used to be called Rebellion mounts.

 

All the best.

 

http://www.ksky.ne.jp./~sumie99/fuchikashiramade.html