Lot Essay
The first kozuka is attributed to Goto Kenjo (1586-1663), the 7th main line master by Goto Teijo the 9th master.
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EDO PERIOD (17/19TH CENTURY)
Details
A GOTO SCHOOL KOZUKA AND SEVEN OTHERS
Edo period (17/19th century)
A shakudo nanako kozuka inlaid with a shakudo catfish, signed Kenjo saku - Teijo with a kao; shakudo migakiji with crested birds in silver and gilt hirazogan, Kaga school; sentoku, formed as a bean pod with a spider, the reverse heavily inscribed; shakudo nanako, with a warrior in iroe takazogan, with signature Nagatsune; copper, with snow-covered rushes in low relief and inlay, with the seal of Goto Ichijo; shakudo nanako, inlaid with the moon and clouds in silver and shakudo, signed with a kao; shibuichi, silver fish in hirazogan swimming among weeds, gilt details, with an Ichijo signature; silver with kakakiri of a man stirring sake, signed Furukawa Jochin with a kao (old damage) (8)
Edo period (17/19th century)
A shakudo nanako kozuka inlaid with a shakudo catfish, signed Kenjo saku - Teijo with a kao; shakudo migakiji with crested birds in silver and gilt hirazogan, Kaga school; sentoku, formed as a bean pod with a spider, the reverse heavily inscribed; shakudo nanako, with a warrior in iroe takazogan, with signature Nagatsune; copper, with snow-covered rushes in low relief and inlay, with the seal of Goto Ichijo; shakudo nanako, inlaid with the moon and clouds in silver and shakudo, signed with a kao; shibuichi, silver fish in hirazogan swimming among weeds, gilt details, with an Ichijo signature; silver with kakakiri of a man stirring sake, signed Furukawa Jochin with a kao (old damage) (8)
Provenance
The eighth, Peplow, C. P. Peak and Bradford Collections
Literature
The seventh, Henri L. Joly and K. Tomita, Japanese Art and Handicraft: Loan Exhibition Held in Aid of the British Red Cross (London, 1916), no. 276, pl. CXVIII.
Exhibited
The seventh, Red Cross Exhibition, 1915
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