鉄地八角形鍔

昇龍図、高彫、色絵、無櫃孔、鋤残撫角小肉耳

銘：一成造

成木一彦（中津川市無形文化財）

91.6×90.1mm 4.2mm耳厚

Iron-ground octagonal flange

Dragon ascending, carved in high relief, underglaze enamels, without a “hitsu” hole, with small “meat” ears at the corners

Name: Issei Zukuri

Naruki Kazuhiko (Intangible Cultural Property of Nakatsugawa City)

91.6×90.1mm, 4.2mm thick

Boxed in high-quality ochikomi paulownia wood (signed Kazunari, June 20, 1976)

Mr. Nariki Kazunari was born in Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, in 1931. Around 1960 (35), he began researching and making prototypes of sword mounts, studying under Takahashi Kaishu. He collected iron sand from all over the country and worked to reproduce the elegant iron of these sword mounts by his own tatara iron making process. He has also attempted to revive the yakite fukashi technique of iron-ground surface treatment, developing his own unique world of iron sword mounts. He lives near the Mosan Prefectural Natural Park and is known by the name Mosan.
In 1831, he was certified as an intangible cultural property holder by Nakatsugawa City, and in 1986 he was awarded the Medal with Yellow Ribbon. In 2009, he was certified by the Association for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords as an uninspected master swordsmith.

This work was made in 1976 (Showa 51) at the age of 45, and is modeled after Anchika’s sword mounts (Important Art Object). The iron color is brilliant and the lively chisels of the carved chisels show a powerful dragon leaping out of the waves and rising up from the sea.

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上質落込桐箱（昭和五十一年六月廿日　一成　落款）箱書

成木一成氏は、昭和6年(1931)、岐阜県中津川市に生まれた。同35年（1960)頃、鐔の研究・試作をはじめ高橋介州氏に師事。同氏は長年にわたり、尾張・赤坂・金山鐔などの鉄鐔の復元を試み、自ら材料の砂鉄を全国各地から集め、自家製たたら製鉄によってその古雅な地鉄の再現に努めた。鉄地の表面処理の焼手腐らかし技法の復活にも挑戦し独自の鉄鐔の世界を展開している。胞山県立自然公園近くに居住し、号を胞山という。
昭和56年(1831)、中津川市の無形文化財保持者に認定、同61年(1986)に黄綬褒章を受章。平成21年(2009)、公益財団法人日本美術刀剣保存協会より無鑑査に認定された鐔の名工である。

本作は昭和51年(1976)、同氏45歳の作品で、安親の鐔（重要美術品）に範をとったものである。鉄色冴え、肉彫の活き活きとした鏨運びは，波濤より跳びだして昇りあがる力強い龍を顕して出来が良い。