"Yasuchika" by Tomijiro Miyazaki Fuchikashira made of iron and

Fuchikashira made of iron and decorated with phoenix made in gold nunome zogan

This shakudo is very reflective and it is not because of lacquer or oils

I managed to find very similar Iwamoto School set

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ships and clouds

"Yasuchika" by Tomijiro Miyazaki Fuchikashira made of iron and"Yasuchika" by Tomijiro Miyazaki is a great book not only about the artist but also on how to look and interpret tosogu. There are many books with technical descriptions and summaries of depicted story but there are few that actually teach us how to interpret the piece at hand and learn what the artist wanted to relay. That is why I think this is one of the must have books about tosogu. Pictures are reasonable quality, however they are more than