| The Nara ［奈良］school, alongside the Gotō ［後藤］ and Yokoya ［横谷］ schools, is one of the three major metalwork schools in Japan. It produced master craftsmen known as the Three Masters of Nara Toshinaga ［奈良利壽］ , Sugiura Jōi［杉浦乗意］, and Tsuchiya Tsuchiya ［土屋安親］. The Nara school's techniques embraced free subject matter, not like unconstrained by lions or flowers, adopted new carving skils like katakiri-bori and shishi-ai-bori, and gained popularity for its accessible, popular appeal. This fuchi-kashira depicts a dragonfly resting on horsetail grass. The rare subject matter is effectively used in copper, distinctly characteristic of the Nara school. Nara Tsunemichi ［奈良常道］ was a Nara school metalworker residing in Edo during the late Edo period. It passed the Hozon Tosogu shinsa in 2001. |
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