Battle Scene Mitokoromono (Fuchi-Kashira, Menuki, Kozuka) - Mumei

寸法

縁頭 縁金具の縦38.4ミリ　縁金具の高さ11.5ミリ　頭金具の縦33.3ミリ 目貫 表目貫　横32.2ミリ　裏目貫　横29.6ミリ 小柄 全長96.1ミリ　幅14.6ミリ

Accessories

桐箱

Weight

縁頭の重さ31.8グラム 目貫の重さ9.4グラム 小柄の重さ32.4グラム

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The latter period of Edo era This is a mitokoromono that depicts scenes of battle on a shakudo nanako-ji using takabori and gold and silver iroe. Through the fuchi-kashira, menuki, and kozuka, it portrays the fierce fighting of warriors, showing an ambitious style that composes a grand war story as a single set. On the fuchi, warriors exchanging blades atop a warship moving through rough waves are powerfully expressed in takaniku-bori, and on the kashira, a warrior taking command on the ship and soldiers fighting back are skillfully arranged. The details of the armor, helmets, and warships are meticulously carved, and by effectively applying gold and silver iroe, depth and brilliance are given to the scene, with the harmony with the nanako-ji also being superb. On the kozuka, mounted warriors and foot soldiers running through the waves are arranged, and by also designing warriors in gusoku armor on the menuki, a unified world view is constructed across the entire mitokoromono. While each piece has a quality that withstands appreciation on its own, the composition is such that the work is only completed when the three pieces are together, allowing one to fully enjoy the charm unique to a soroimono. The state of preservation is relatively good, the gold and silver iroe remains well, and the three-dimensional feel of the takabori has not been lost. It is a work possessing the precise use of the tagane and excellent compositional power typical of late Edo period kinko, and it is a highly impressive masterpiece that elegantly brings together the subject of battle, which was favored by the samurai class.