Id Or Thoughts On Signed Fuchi

[FamilleNoire]

Hello everyone,

 Some short time ago I posted some images of a small collection of Tsuba that I acquired out of an old Dutch ethnographic collection, and folks here were spectacularly helpful with authenticating and identifying them. In the same collection there were these two Fuchi. The gentleman who's collection these came out of traveled extensively in the east in the 40s-50s. All of the items in his varied collection were carefully documented on small cue cards. I have included a picture of the card for these two fuchi.

 

 Thoughts on the pair of fuchi from individuals more learned then myself on the subject of Japanese fittings (that means pretty much everyone here) would be very much appreciated. Unlike the tsuba, I am seriously considering trading, or if necessary selling these if they might be desirable--You just can't collect everything!

 

Thanks,

Kemp

 

 

 

[John A Stuart]

Yoshitsugu 美次 John