A MITO SCHOOL KOZUKA
A MITO SCHOOL KOZUKA

LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

Details
A MITO SCHOOL KOZUKA
late edo period (19th century)
Of gold, inlaid with gold takanikubori Ise-ebi (Ise-lobster) on a ishime-ji ground, the eyes in shakudo, the antennae, feelers and parts of the shells realistically carved, the sides and back migaki-ji (polished ground)
Exhibited
Mikimoto Hall, Mikimoto Ginza, Tokyo, 1980.3.14--23

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Ando Satsuo, Kodogu/The World of Sword Furnishings: Fittings from the Collection of Raymond Bushell (Tokyo: Mikimoto, 1980), no. 73.