Six pairs of fuchi-gashira
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Comprising a Nara-school iron set carved with scholars’ huts in a mountainous landscape, the details gold; copper migaki-ji set with butterflies in dew-strewn grasses in gold and silver takazogan; a shakudo migaki-ji set with Jurojin and a deer in iro-e takazogan, takabori and katakiribori; a shakudo nanako-ji set with rain dragons in gold overlays; a shakudo ishime-ji set with articles for the tea ceremony in gold takazogan and takabori; a shakudo nanako-ji fuchi with a Yamabushi in gold takazogan and takabori, and a shakudo migaki-ji kashira with bamboo in gold takazogan (12)
1 1/2in (3.8cm) wide (the largest)