Higo Shirakashi Tsuba
This is a Higo inspired tsuba made from "Michi-gane" or native Michigan float copper. The theme is shirakashi, or white oak leaves etched and carved in katakiri-bori on both sides of the tsuba. The tsuba is fitted with a decorated shakudo fukurin and signed with shakudo and fine gold seal or in-mei. This tsuba is Katana sized and measures approximately 85 x 79 mm and 3.75 mm thick at the seppa dai.
Currently Available - $1800 USD
Inspired by Nature and Tradition
As an Artist and Craftsmen, I am driven by a deep reverence for the intrinsic connection between raw materials, the self, and the natural world. Working exclusively with hand tools, I endeavor to engage in a dialogue with my chosen medium, metal, forging a symbiotic relationship between myself and my work. With each piece I craft and in every cut of the chisel, I seek a space where Craftsmanship is not merely skill, but sacred practice. Drawing inspiration from nature, my work is imbued with the language of the natural world. Through the lens of Japanese aesthetics, tradition, history and craft, I find deep inspiration, reverence and purpose. Humbly carrying forward centuries of timeless techniques passed down through generations.
Basho’s fueki-ryuko(不易流行), the Japanese philosophical concept of constancy and change, provides a mantra I feel essential for producing lasting relevant works. Especially in the field of Classical Japanese metalwork that I have dedicated the last twenty years in deep earnest pursuit.