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The piece

Shakudō kozuka with a nanako ground and two gold oxen in high relief, unsigned and attributed to Gotō Renjō, tenth master of the main Gotō line.

Unsigned (mumei) kozuka attributed to Gotō Renjō, tenth master of the main line of the Gotō school, whose workshops were active in Kyoto and Edo. It depicts a pair of oxen on the move, a traditional Gotō subject that may allude to the a-un pairing. The plate is black shakudō with a fine, even nanako ground; the two solid gold figures are modelled in takabori and set as suemon, with the hair, horns, ropes and tail detailed in fine kebori. According to the original seller, the reverse has a gold-covered plate; it measures 97 × 14.7 mm and comes in a kiri box. The photographs show the gold with good lustre, crisp chiselled detail and an intact nanako, with slight wear to the gilding along the edges. The original seller declares an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper, which does not appear in the photographs.

Strong points

  • Attributed to Gotō Renjō, master of the main Gotō line
  • Two solid gold oxen in takabori on a shakudō nanako ground
  • Fine kebori and well-rounded modelling
  • Tokubetsu Hozon paper declared by the original seller

Points to bear in mind

  • Unsigned: this is an attribution, not a signed work
  • The paper does not appear in the photographs
  • Only the front is photographed; the reverse and edges are not shown

Score

59.5 / 100

  1. Maker 15 of 25 Unsigned, attributed by the paper to a master
  2. Workmanship 15 of 20 Notable work
  3. Condition 14 of 18 Good condition
  4. Period 7 of 12 Mid-Edo (1688–1781)
  5. Paper 4 of 10 NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
  6. Extras 0 of 5 No complete set by the same maker and no inscribed box
  7. Price 4.5 of 10 Rank 59 of 107 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.

Type
Kozuka
Maker
Gotō Renjō
Period
Mid-Edo (1688–1781)
Material
Shakudō, Gold
Paper
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
Signature
Attributed (den)
School
Gotō
Technique
Nanako (fish-roe ground), Takabori (high relief), Zōgan (inlay), Kebori (line engraving)
Dating
Mid-Edo period (17th–18th century)

€3,710Shipping and taxes included

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