NihontoWatchNihontoWatchH592. Iron menuki with gold and silver inlay signed on the backs Sho zui. Each of the pair is about 3.5 cm tall. This set comes in a fitted box with a pillow and a hakogaki, which has been translated: Kanzan – Jittoku iron menuki Hito-kumi Hamano Shozui Saku. There is a hole in the bottom of the box that allows you to lift the inner platform and expose kanji that read Shozui. This set comes with a Tokubetsu Kicho paper from the NBTHK, dated 1970 and giving it to, “Tetsu-ji (iron) Katachi-bori (carving in 3D) Shozui.” Kanzan & Jittoku – Hanshan & Shide in Chinese – were semi-legendary Zen monks/hermits of the Tang Dynasty and are frequently depicted in Chinese/Japanese art. Hamano Shozui (1696 – 1769) was a student of Nara Toshinaga of the Nara Sansaku (3 great masters of Nara). Shozui is sometimes referred to as the 4th Nara master. He is recognized as the founder of the Hamano School, as being a most important smith, and the trainer of many famed artists. This set comes from Skip Holbrook’s collection and Skip’s collection photo with notes will come with it. The condition is excellent.
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Its only papers are older green Kichō papers, which the NBTHK largely disavows today. Ask the dealer whether it has passed current shinsa. — Hoshi
Hamano Shozui
Edo
Signed
Tokubetsu Kichō (NBTHK)
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and largely disavows today. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
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