I saw the image of Tenpo Touhou that you sent .
It's a good observation eye up to the point where I thought it was Sendai, but the feeling of the skin is a little different.
In other words, this is not a Tenpo Touhou made in Sendai.
Generally, it is called "Ishimoti Giri Gokuinsen" and is called "Seiji Hai Igawari".
The corners of the "Kaou" on the back are rounded, and the legs of the "Hou" are not long. Also, the paulownia pole mark is very large.
There was a time when "Ishimochi Giri Gokuinsen" was made by the "Mito Domain", but recently it has been said that it was made by the "Kurume Domain" in "Kyushu".
Hello - Thank you for having such a useful website! I would greatly appreciate your opinion on this Tenpo Tsuho I have. It seems to have characteristics of the Sendai examples you describe ("fish egg" surface with tiny "needle" holes) and the countermark seems to match the example you show. What do you think?
48.3 mm = Length
32.3 mm = Width
2.2 mm = Thick
40.4 mm = Between TEN and HO
17.71 g = Weight
(See attached photos)
I have 16 Tenpo now and really enjoy the big challenge of identifying different types. I rely on your site (thanks to Google translate) and Zeno.ru. I do want to track down standard book(s) on the types so I can learn more and train my eye.
Kind regards,
Bryan Dennis
Fort Collins, CO USA
希土類投稿日:2022年07月24日 06:47 No.166
重量が小さいです。私が見た最小のものは秋田からの18gmでした.
The weight is small. The smallest thing I saw was 18gm from Akita.
In the past, the skin of Sendai Sen in Tenpoutuuhou was described as "skin that looks like it was pecked by pine needles," but in reality, "Nanakoji" is more accurate. When you think of "skin that looks like it's poked with pine needles," you get the image of "there are a lot of small craters on the skin," but in reality, it's closer to the image of "a collection of small fish eggs." increase.
In the past, the cast skin of Tenpoutuuhou Sendai Sen was often described as "skin that looks like it was pecked by pine needles." When you think of "skin that looks like it's pecked with pine needles," you get the image of "there are many small craters on the skin."
However, I think that the expression "Nanakoji" is more natural for the cast surface of Tenpoutuuhou Sendai Sen. In other words, I think that the cast skin of Tenpoutuuhou's Sendai sen is closer to the image of "a lot of small fish eggs gathering".
I think that the cause of the unevenness of the casting surface is the casting sand used at the time of casting, but the casting surface of Tenpoutuuhou Sendai Sen is particularly beautiful, and it looks as if it was made intentionally.