A GOTO SCHOOL KOZUKA

Details

A GOTO SCHOOL KOZUKA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1650), ATTESTED TO GOTO RENJO BY GOTO ENJO

The shakudo nanako plate is decorated in shakudo, gold, silver, and high-relief copper. The decoration depicts the animals of the zodiac. The frame is gold-covered copper and is rendered with a yasurime surface. The back is inscribed Renjo saku Mitsutaka with kao. There is some rubbing and dents to the frame and the face of the dragon--length 9.7cm., thickness 7.25mm.

Double wood storage boxes. Inner box with inscription by Sato Kanzan, dated autumn, 1974.

Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 243, dated April 15th, 1971.

Provenance

Alexander Moslé
Joseph U. Seo, New York

Literature

Moslé (1932), no. 211, p. 109, not illustrated.

Lot Essay

Goto Renjo (Mitsutomo, 1627-1708) was the tenth Shirobei mainline master of the Goto school. He was the son of Goto Sokujo (1600-1631), the eighth mainline master.

Goto Enjo (Mitsutaka, 1721-1784), was the thirteenth Shirobei mainline master.