Insects on a fuchi-kashira

[Bernard]

Hello everybody,

Here is an "all black" fuchi-kashira, with some unpleasant beasts on it (sorry for the poor pics, really difficult to photograph).

Can you help me to identify its maker ?

Best regards.

Bernard D

[raven2]

Hi Bernard,

 

Not sure about the maker (at work without my books) but the insects are preying mantis and crickets.

[Bernard]

Hi Fred,

 

Poor crickets...

 

Bernard D

[bubba-san]

Very nice ... I have had an interest in Insects and bugs that were incorperated into Japanese fitting

Does anyone know the significants of these ? I have a small tsuka , That has some type of flower

with a small smiling spider in the center . What is the flower Blossum ? I cant take very good close ups because of macro focus limits on my camera , but it has a face and is smiling ... James

[Stefan]

Sig. : Goto Etsu ( ? ) jo + Kao

Gruß

Stefan

[Bernard]

Thank you Stefan !

Bernard D

[Bernard]

As James has an interest in insects incorporated in Japanese fittings, here is another fuchi-kahshira, this one I think with a dragonfly on it.

Bernard D

[bubba-san]

Bernard, What a beautiful set . Thank you for the great pics ...... James

[Jean]

Yes, it is a butterfly Bernard.

[Pete Klein]

Mais non. C'est une libellule.

[Bernard]

Merci Pete ! :D

Jean, here is a pic of the back of the fuchi; I think that Pete is right...

Bernard D

[Surfson]

That's right, tombo desu. The victim of tonbogiri.

[Bernard]

Very interesting. I had never heard from Tonbogiri before your post.

Thank you Robert !

Bernard D

[Jean]

Right Pete, I was reading butterfly and thinking dragonfly :D

[Bernard]

On aoijapan.com, they have a kozuka (NBTHK Hozon Paper) attributed to Goto Etsujyo.

 

They explain : "Goto Etsujyo was second son of Teijyo and born at Kyoto

1642 Kanei 19th. He succeeded 3rd generation and named Rihei.

He received 150 koku from Maeda family Daimyo and stayed at Kanazawa province every 2 years.

He helped Maeda’s financial and engraved his talent and educated many students.

Later on he moved Edo Sitaya and also made many items for Edo Tokugawa shogun.

He passed away 1708 Feb, 26 at age 67 year."

 

Possibly the maker of my fuchi-kashira signed Goto Etsujo ?

 

Bernard D

[Bugyotsuji]

NB Although the dragonfly above is correctly identified as a トンボ Tombo, in this context it would be more appropriate to refer to it as a Kachimushi.