NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThe Genpei naval battle in this work is the sea battle of the "Battle of Yashima." It expresses a complex and detailed depiction of a naval battle through zogan iroe. It was likely given a kiwame of "Den Ayanokoji" due to the characteristic of the fuchi's ko-fuchi being finished in kin-iroe. The Ayanokoji school refers to Ayakoji Nagamine, who lived in Kyoto Ayanokoji during the middle of the Edo period. Based on the carving techniques of Mino Goto, he used a construction method of takabori kin-iroe for figures from Japanese and Chinese history and finished the ko-fuchi of the fuchi in thick kin-iroe. Passed Hozon Tosogu Shinsa in November of Reiwa 7.
Certificate reading — 無銘（伝綾小路）
NihontoWatchOffered by Touken Matsumoto
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Ayanokōji
Edo
Yamashiro
Unsigned
Hozon (NBTHK)
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Yamashiro
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