TOGETHER Fuchi, Kashira and Kotsuka
Japan, Edo period (1603-1868)
Iron, gold, copper, brass, shakudo

Fuchi in copper and iron chiseled with three birds enhanced with gold.
Iron kashira decorated with golden leaf patterns.
Copper Kotsuka covered with sakudo, engraved with Ashinaga-tenaga.

The Ashinaga-tenaga are a pair of yōkai in Japanese folklore, composed of two complementary beings: Ashinaga-jin (足長人), with disproportionately long legs, and Tenaga-jin (手長人), with exceptionally elongated arms. Their first mention appears in the Japanese encyclopedia Wakan Sansai Zue. When depicted together, they symbolize mutual aid and cooperation, each compensating for the other's limitations with their own abilities.

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