(Fuchi-gashira box), late 19th century, Unknown Japanese, 1 1/8 × 1 × 1 1/2 in. ( × × cm), Shakudō, silver, copper, and gold, 19th century, A matching set of collar (fuchi) and pommel (kashira) sword fittings have been reworked here into a pill box. The layman Kitagawa Sōten (18th century) of Hikone in Omi province made the pair in the late 18th century. Sōten was originally from Kyoto and was first called Hidenori, later using the name Mogarashi (also pronounced Sōheishi). The Sōten school was well-known for employing Chinese motifs on their works

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