Orphaned Fuchi signed: Nara Toshishige. circa 1750

The use of a sentoku body lends this fuchi a warm mellow atmosphere. The entire spectrum of iroe incrustation: gold, silver, copper, shakudo and shibuichi, are employed to illustrate a serene domestic landscape of a thatched dwelling amid mountainous rocks, trees and shrubs - next to a body of water.

Nara Toshishige (circa 1725-50) Lived in Edo (Kanda)  and was was a student of Nara Toshinaga around 1740. (H10473.  Not much more is know about the artist. There is one kozuka (not pictured) listed in the Naunton collection within the Nara section. Any other examples of his work appear to be quite scarce. Both Shosankenshu  and Shinsen Kinko Meikan picture the signature of Toshishige, but "kao" in this example differs considerably.