Lot Essay
The cover of the box attributes this pair of menuki to Goto Kojo (1529-1620), the fourth Shirobei mainline master.
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A PAIR OF GOTO SCHOOL MENUKI
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (CIRCA 1575)
Each piece is of shakudo nanako ground with a rounded rim and the center area formed as a raised cushion shape. The rim is decorated with six go-san kiri mon, with a larger kiri mon in the center, all in gold uttori.
Wood storage box inscribed by Homma Junji to Dr. Compton, no date. (2)
MOMOYAMA PERIOD (CIRCA 1575)
Each piece is of shakudo nanako ground with a rounded rim and the center area formed as a raised cushion shape. The rim is decorated with six go-san kiri mon, with a larger kiri mon in the center, all in gold uttori.
Wood storage box inscribed by Homma Junji to Dr. Compton, no date. (2)