| The design featuring a majestic crane spreading its wings and a military fan symbolizing martial valor represents longevity and victory, a motif signifying good fortune and prosperity. This wari-kogai depicts a dancing crane and a military fan, crafted with oboro-gin and silver sogitsuge form, and nekokaki pattern on the back side. The metalworker, Sekijoken Taizan Mototaka/Genpu [赤城軒 泰山元孚], was active in Mito during the late Edo period. The first generation master went to Edo, studied under the Nara school and others, then returned home to establish the Sekijoken school. Four generations continued until the Meiji period, contributing to the flourishing of Mito metalworkers. Identifying generations by signature is difficult. It has passed the Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu shinsa in 1996. |
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