| Product No. TSU-3153 平野友道刻 | |
|---|---|
| Design | Sayamame, Pod Beans |
| Mei | Engraved by Hirano Tomomichi |
| Material | Iron |
| Shape | Unusual Tatemaru, round |
| Region | Mito, Hitachi Province |
| Era | Late Edo Period |
| Box | Paulownia wood |
| Height | 7.1 cm (2.8 in) |
| Width | 6.4 cm (2.5 in) |
| Thickness | 0.4 cm (0.2 in) |
| Status | Hozon Tosogu |
| Certification Date | March 26, 2024 |
Price |
90,000 JPY |
| Pod beans (sayamame) symbolize themes of abundance, prosperity, and the breath of life. This work skillfully depicts densely packed pod beans using the nikubori-jisukashi, high-relief carving with openwork background technique. The metalworker, Hirano Tomomichi [平野友道], was born in Mito as the second son of Hirano Tomoharu [平野友春], a disciple of Hitotsuyanagi Tomoyoshi [一柳友善], and later became independent as a Mito metalworker. It passed the Hozon Tosogu shinsa in 2024. |
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