Fine fuchi kashira
is composed of shakudo with
very fine nanako. The design motif is of several
sparrows fluttering about a bamboo grove.
The bamboo is executed with gold and black shakudo, while
the birds are of a reddish brown copper with gold
highlights. The composition is serene, the quality
very good as is the detail. This is a very useable
wakizashi or O-tanto sized fuchi kashira.
Overall, I would attribute the work and composition to the
Nara school. Unsigned.
