Lot Essay
Goto Harumitsu was the 7th generation Goto Seijo.
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EDO PERIOD (18TH/19TH CENTURY)
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A GOTO SCHOOL KOZUKA AND SIX OTHERS
Edo period (18th/19th century)
A shakudo nanako kozuka depicting in iroe takazogan the animals of the zodiac, Goto school; shakudo nanako, a carp and water plants in shakudo takazogan, the stream in silver, signed Goto Harumitsu with a kao; copper nanako similarly depicting a carp in shakudo takazogan with gilding, the stream in silver, signed Harukuni with a kao; shibuichi, carved in shishiaibori with a Rakan, gilt details, the reverse with Fujiyama, signed on the edge Masayoshi (Iwama); shakudo nanako, a waterplant in iroe takazogan, signed Nomoto Sadachika with a kao; shakudo mikakiji, Kan'u in iroe takazogan, signed Hoyusai Naotsune with a kao; shibuichi, iroe takazogan, depicting Omori Hikoshichi and the witch, with signature Masayoshi at the age of 65 (7)
Edo period (18th/19th century)
A shakudo nanako kozuka depicting in iroe takazogan the animals of the zodiac, Goto school; shakudo nanako, a carp and water plants in shakudo takazogan, the stream in silver, signed Goto Harumitsu with a kao; copper nanako similarly depicting a carp in shakudo takazogan with gilding, the stream in silver, signed Harukuni with a kao; shibuichi, carved in shishiaibori with a Rakan, gilt details, the reverse with Fujiyama, signed on the edge Masayoshi (Iwama); shakudo nanako, a waterplant in iroe takazogan, signed Nomoto Sadachika with a kao; shakudo mikakiji, Kan'u in iroe takazogan, signed Hoyusai Naotsune with a kao; shibuichi, iroe takazogan, depicting Omori Hikoshichi and the witch, with signature Masayoshi at the age of 65 (7)
Provenance
The first, W.L. Behrens Collection
The second and fifth, C.P. Peak Collection
The third, G.H. Naunton Collection
The fourth, C.P. Peak and Woodwright Collections
The seventh, Jepson Collection
The second and fifth, C.P. Peak Collection
The third, G.H. Naunton Collection
The fourth, C.P. Peak and Woodwright Collections
The seventh, Jepson Collection
Literature
The first, Henri L. Joly, W. L. Behrens Collection, pt. III, Sword-fittings (London, 1912), no. 709
The third, Henri L. Joly, Japanese sword fittings, a descriptive catalogue of the collection of G. H. Naunton, Esq. (London, 1912), no. 2450, pl. 43
The third, Henri L. Joly, Japanese sword fittings, a descriptive catalogue of the collection of G. H. Naunton, Esq. (London, 1912), no. 2450, pl. 43
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