Kozuka w/ Soldiers Pulling Cannon Japan Edo period (1603–1868) Copper Alloy w/ Gilt Details LS195 Plane pigment and gilt losses

pigment and gilt losses

This over a half century old inkan stamp measures 1

The original was published by Akiyama Buemon

watercolor-like rendering captures both the heat and the focused physicality of the craft — a tradition already beginning to recede before the war's disruptions

Kozuka w/ Soldiers Pulling Cannon Japan Edo period (1603–1868) Copper Alloy w/ Gilt Details LS195 Plane pigment and gilt lossesFuchi Kashira with Soldiers and CannonJapan, Edo period (16031868)Copper alloy with gilt highlights Antique Japanese Fuchi Kashira with Soldiers and CannonJapan, Edo period (16031868) This rare fuchi kashira presents a lively depiction of soldiers at work, rendered in copper alloy with gilt detailing. On the fuchi, several figures strain to pull a cannon by rope, their bodies bent forward in exaggerated effort. The spoked wheel and cannon barrel are