Lot Essay
This late wari-kogai is attributed by Moslé to the work of Goto Enjo (Mitsutaka, 1721-1784), the thirteenth Shirobei mainline master of the Goto school.
Details
A GOTO SCHOOL WARI-KOGAI
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1750), ATTRIBUTED TO GOTO ENJO
The shakudo nanako plate is decorated in gold inlay with a design depicting the Yatsuhashi bridge with irises. The face of the frame is gold, the remainder is shakudo--length 21cm.
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1750), ATTRIBUTED TO GOTO ENJO
The shakudo nanako plate is decorated in gold inlay with a design depicting the Yatsuhashi bridge with irises. The face of the frame is gold, the remainder is shakudo--length 21cm.
Literature
Moslé (1914), Vol. I, no. 351, pl. XXXIV, p. 145.