Photographs
Photographs by the seller at origin.
The piece
Shakudō nanako kozuka with a mountain landscape, gold pine and silver cranes in takabori and iroe, attributed by the original seller to Gotō Renjō, tenth master of the Gotō main line.
Kozuka in shakudō with a fine, even nanako ground, from which a landscape of mountains by the water rises in takabori: on the left, a pine with clusters of needles in gold iroe; on the right, above the peaks, silver forms that the original seller describes as cranes returning to their nests. The seller presents the subject as Mount Hōrai, abode of the immortals, and attributes the piece to Gotō Renjō, tenth master of the Gotō main line in the service of the Tokugawa shogunate, signed with his name and kaō; according to the same listing, the back plate is gold. The photographs show only the front: the relief is soft and precise, the nanako remains crisp across the whole surface, the gold and silver are complete, and no knocks, wear or rust can be seen. The signature, the back and the certificate do not appear in the photographs. The original seller declares an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper, dimensions of 96.2 × 13.5 mm and a fitted kiri box, which does appear in one of the photographs.
Strong points
- Shakudō with fine, even nanako, crisp across the whole surface
- Takabori landscape with gold pine and silver cranes in iroe
- Attributed by the original seller to Gotō Renjō of the Gotō main line
- NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper declared by the original seller
- Front in excellent condition; fitted kiri box
Points to bear in mind
- The signature and the back are not shown in the photographs
- The certificate is not photographed; the paper is as declared by the original seller
Score
56.9 / 100
- Maker 9 of 25 Attributed to a school only
- Workmanship 15 of 20 Notable work
- Condition 18 of 18 Excellent condition
- Period 7 of 12 Mid-Edo (1688–1781)
- Paper 4 of 10 NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Extras 0 of 5 No complete set by the same maker and no inscribed box
- Price 3.9 of 10 Rank 66 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 Renjō
- Period
- Mid-Edo (1688–1781)
- Material
- Shakudō, Gold, Silver
- Paper
- NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Signature
- Signed
- School
- Gotō
- Technique
- Nanako (fish-roe ground), Takabori (high relief), Iroe (coloured inlay)
- Dating
- Mid-Edo period (late 17th century)