| The Moidekoi, Carp and Algae theme represents good fortune. Carp usually live in deep waters, but for a certain period from spring to summer, they appear in the shallows of the river among the seaweed to spawn. The ancients admired them as "moidekoi" (carp emerging from the seaweed). Seeing a carp, the largest river fish that is rarely seen, is an auspicious sign, and spawning is also an auspicious sign for the prosperity of descendants. This Fuchi-kashira depicts a majestic moidekoi on a copper ground with shakudo, gold and silver inlay. The craftsman, Shida Masatoshi, is probably a metalworker from the late Edo period. It has passed Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu Shinsa in 2019. |
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