Photographs
Photographs by the seller at origin.
The piece
A kozuka and kōgai set in shakudō nanako with flowering peony branches in takabori with gold and copper iroe, signed Seiyōken Masatoshi.
A futatokoro (matching kozuka and kōgai) made in the same workshop on a single theme: a flowering peony branch. On a shakudō ground with fine, even nanako, the branches are applied in high relief (takabori) as suemon: the large bloom in a reddish copper metal, the leaves in shakudō, and the young leaves and a smaller flower in gold (iroe). The top of the kōgai is chiselled with scrolls. The backs are polished shakudō (migaki), each with a diagonal gold panel. The photographs show the engraved signature 青陽軒正寿 (Seiyōken Masatoshi) on the back of the kōgai; the original seller states that it comes with a kaō. Judging from the photographs, the condition is good: crisp nanako, gold and colours intact, and an even patina with a few light surface marks. The original seller declares an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu paper attributing the set to Seiyōken Masatoshi; the certificate is not shown in the photographs. The set comes in a fabric-lined wooden box.
Strong points
- Complete kozuka and kōgai set on the same peony theme
- Shakudō ground with fine, even nanako
- Takabori with well-preserved gold and copper iroe
- Polished shakudō backs with gold panels
- Signed; the original seller declares a Tokubetsu Hozon paper
Points to bear in mind
- The paper is not shown in the photographs; the level is the one declared by the original seller
- The signature can only be read on the kōgai, and not in full at this resolution
- The period is inferred from the style, as the set is not dated
Score
61.5 / 100
- Maker 19 of 25 Genuine signature of a known maker or school
- Workmanship 15 of 20 Notable work
- Condition 14 of 18 Good condition
- Period 5 of 12 Late Edo (1781–1868)
- Paper 4 of 10 NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Extras 0 of 5 No complete set by the same maker and no inscribed box
- Price 4.5 of 10 Rank 12 of 21 by price among pieces of its type, from the most affordable to the dearest
The score shares out 100 points: Maker 25 · Workmanship 20 · Condition 18 · Period 12 · Paper 10 · Extras 5 · Price 10. It is computed from the record, not from an opinion. Maker, workmanship, condition and period are judged from the photographs and the paper; price is compared only with fittings of the same type.
Details
- Type
- Futatokoro (kozuka and kōgai)
- Maker
- Seiyōken Masatoshi
- Period
- Late Edo (1781–1868)
- Material
- Shakudō, Gold, Copper
- Paper
- NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Signature
- Signed
- Inscription
- 青陽軒正寿 花押 (Seiyōken Masatoshi kaō)
- Technique
- Nanako (fish-roe ground), Takabori (high relief), Zōgan (inlay), Iroe (coloured inlay), Migaki (burnished)
- Dating
- Late Edo period (19th century)