Lot Essay
This Ko-Goto tsuba shows the finest workmanship of the Momoyama period.
Details
A KO-GOTO SCHOOL TSUBA
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (1573-1600)
The round shakudo nanako plate is carved in low relief with a design of cabbage peony blooms, tendrils, and small leaves. The blooms and leaves are covered in gold uttori overlay--height 7.9cm., width 7.7cm., thickness 4.5mm.
Double wood storage boxes. Inner box with inscription by Sato Kanzan, dated summer, 1973.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 138, dated April 15, 1971.
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (1573-1600)
The round shakudo nanako plate is carved in low relief with a design of cabbage peony blooms, tendrils, and small leaves. The blooms and leaves are covered in gold uttori overlay--height 7.9cm., width 7.7cm., thickness 4.5mm.
Double wood storage boxes. Inner box with inscription by Sato Kanzan, dated summer, 1973.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 138, dated April 15, 1971.
Provenance
John Harding
Literature
L'Arcade Chaumet (1976), no. 14, p. 7.
One Hundred Masterpieces (1992), no. 68.
For another example, see the one illustrated in the Juyo token-juyo kodogu (1967) vol. 15, part II. The two pieces can be attributed to the same atelier and perhaps to the same artist.
One Hundred Masterpieces (1992), no. 68.
For another example, see the one illustrated in the Juyo token-juyo kodogu (1967) vol. 15, part II. The two pieces can be attributed to the same atelier and perhaps to the same artist.