Lot Essay
This is an old kozuka of the Muromachi period, but the signature is poorly cut and not with a sure hand.
Details
A GOTO SCHOOL KOZUKA
MUROMACHI PERIOD (CIRCA 1550), INSCRIBED MON SOJO SAKU TEIJO WITH KAO
The plate is shakudo nanako with a shakudo design of shinto-miya objects in relief. The back is sheet gold plate with running file marks, much rubbed--length 9.6cm., width 1.3cm., thickness 1.1mm.
MUROMACHI PERIOD (CIRCA 1550), INSCRIBED MON SOJO SAKU TEIJO WITH KAO
The plate is shakudo nanako with a shakudo design of shinto-miya objects in relief. The back is sheet gold plate with running file marks, much rubbed--length 9.6cm., width 1.3cm., thickness 1.1mm.
Provenance
Alexander Moslé
Joseph U. Seo, New York
Joseph U. Seo, New York
Literature
Moslé (1932), vol. I, p. 88, no. 124