A SHIBUICHI HARI-ISHIMEJI KOZUKA, iroe takazogan, an egret perched on a tree-stump, signed Ooka Masataka (son of Tadanaga and fourth master of the Ooka family), mid 19th century; an iron migaki-ji kozuka, gilt takazogan, a dragonfly alighting on a bamboo cane, signed Hoshusai Hidenaga, (Toshikage school), 19th century; a sentoku kozuka, birds perched on a willow tree, signed Zeraku (Kawabara Masama, pupil of Nara Masachika), late 18th century; a dark shibuichi kozuka depicting Kannon in the form called Gyoran, standing on a carp, signed Setsuga (Okada family), second half 19th century, and a shibuichi kozuka engraved with a minogame exhaling kanji, the shakudo backplate signed Togetsudo Yoshiyuki Kore-o Kizamu, 19th century (5)

Details
A SHIBUICHI HARI-ISHIMEJI KOZUKA, iroe takazogan, an egret perched on a tree-stump, signed Ooka Masataka (son of Tadanaga and fourth master of the Ooka family), mid 19th century; an iron migaki-ji kozuka, gilt takazogan, a dragonfly alighting on a bamboo cane, signed Hoshusai Hidenaga, (Toshikage school), 19th century; a sentoku kozuka, birds perched on a willow tree, signed Zeraku (Kawabara Masama, pupil of Nara Masachika), late 18th century; a dark shibuichi kozuka depicting Kannon in the form called Gyoran, standing on a carp, signed Setsuga (Okada family), second half 19th century, and a shibuichi kozuka engraved with a minogame exhaling kanji, the shakudo backplate signed Togetsudo Yoshiyuki Kore-o Kizamu, 19th century (5)

More from Japanese

View All
View All