Photographs
Photographs by the seller at origin.
The piece
Shakudō kozuka with a nanako ground and a single arrowhead (yajiri) in takabori with silver iroe, attributed to Gotō Teijō, ninth master of the main Gotō line.
Kozuka from the main Gotō line, unsigned by its maker and attributed to Gotō Teijō, ninth head of the house. On the reverse the photographs show an engraved attribution inscription, 程乗作光寿 (Teijō saku Mitsutoshi) followed by a kaō, by which the eleventh head, Gotō Tsūjō (Mitsutoshi), recognised the piece as Teijō's work. The face, in shakudō with a fine and regular nanako, carries a single arrowhead (yajiri) in takabori at its centre: the twisted shaft in shakudō and the point in silver iroe, crisply outlined and with good volume. The ura-ita combines shakudō and gold in kezuri-tsugi, an echo of Momoyama taste. The photographs show an even black shakudō patina, intact nanako and gold without visible losses; only light wear from use can be seen. According to the original seller it measures 95.5 × 14.5 mm, is kept in a kiri box and holds an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu paper, which does not appear in the photographs.
Strong points
- Attribution to Gotō Teijō, ninth master of the main Gotō line
- Attribution inscription (kiwame) by the eleventh master, Gotō Tsūjō, on the reverse
- Fine, regular shakudō nanako
- Yajiri in takabori with the point in silver iroe
- Gold and shakudō ura-ita in kezuri-tsugi
- NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper declared by the original seller
Points to bear in mind
- Unsigned by the maker: the authorship rests on the attribution inscription and the paper
- The declared paper does not appear in the photographs
- The kiri box carries no expert hakogaki
Score
62.9 / 100
- Maker 15 of 25 Unsigned, attributed by the paper to a master
- Workmanship 15 of 20 Notable work
- Condition 14 of 18 Good condition
- Period 9 of 12 Early Edo (1615–1688)
- Paper 4 of 10 NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Extras 0 of 5 No complete set by the same maker and no inscribed box
- Price 5.9 of 10 Rank 44 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.
Details
- Type
- Kozuka
- Maker
- Gotō Teijō
- Period
- Early Edo (1615–1688)
- Material
- Shakudō, Silver, Gold
- Paper
- NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Signature
- Attributed (den)
- School
- Gotō
- Technique
- Nanako (fish-roe ground), Takabori (high relief), Iroe (coloured inlay)
- Dating
- Early Edo period (17th century)