A GOTO SCHOOL KOZUKA

WITH AN ATTRIBUTED SIGNATURE TEIJO SAKU, MITSUMORI AND KAO, LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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A GOTO SCHOOL KOZUKA
With an attributed signature Teijo saku, Mitsumori and kao, late Edo period (19th Century)
The shakudo nanako plate depicting buriburi giccho and a tasselled bag in shakudo takazogan and gilt, the reverse with shakudo migaki-ji plate
Provenance
W.L. Behrens Collection, no. 707, part III, pl. IV.
Exhibited
Red Cross, (1915), p.123, pl. CXV, no. 221.

Lot Essay

Buriburi giccho was an auspicious toy in olden times and it was believed to drive out the evil spirit.

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