fushi and kachira era MEIJI.

[rodrig4]

Good morning.
here is this fushi and kashira set that I recently acquired.
It is dated according to the seller from the MEIJI period.
I decoded among the kanji of the signature a kane and a mitsu without being able to translate entirely.
I thank you in advance if you can fix it.

RG.

[Brian]

The aesthetic appears very un-Japanese to me. I hope I'm wrong, but these look Chinese to me, with the mei cast in.

[Nobody]

赤城軒元孚 - Akagiken Motozane

(Most likely gimei)

 

[Bugyotsuji]

PS 縁 is usually written 'fuchi' in English, and pronounced like 'futchi' or even 'futschi'.

 

(Fushi is a different word 節 meaning joint, knot or melody.)

[Matsunoki]

Sadly brand new Chinese and poorly cast. Sorry to disappoint. EBay is full of similar.

[Guest Simon R]

There is a current exhibition of swords, fittings and armour in the Nezu Museum (which is just around the corner from where I work).

I visited it on Sunday, and these photos show some of the Meiji period masterpieces on display.

 

Enough said.

[Bugyotsuji]

Thanks Simon!

By the way, Kashira is just one way of reading the Kanji 頭, (Atama) head.

 

This is spelt with ‘sh’ in English because it has a soft mushy sound in it. (Like my head.)

 

So the title should be

Fuchi/Futchi/Futschi and Kashira, for anyone who is confused by the title of this thread!

[Matsunoki]

5 hours ago, SRDRowson said:

in the Nezu Museum (

Don’t suppose the museum needs any funds do they?🙂…..that Shoki and Oni…wow.