| This work depicts a Genpei naval battle, specifically the sea engagement known as the Battle of Yashima. The scene is rendered in intricate detail through inlay and polychrome decoration, vividly expressing the complexity of combat at sea.It may have been attributed as “Den Ayano-koji,” based on the characteristic treatment of the fuchi, whose rim (koberi) is finished in thick gold iroe. The Ayano-koji school is said to include Ayakoji Nagamine, an artisan active in Ayano-koji, Kyoto, in the mid-Edo period. His work was based on the carving techniques of the Mino Goto school, producing high-relief (takabori) figural designs—both Japanese and Chinese—enhanced with gold iroe, and characterized by a robust gold finish on the rim.This piece passed the Hozon Tosogu shinsa in November 2025. |
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