Photographs
Photographs by the seller at origin.
The piece
Shakudō kōgai with a nanako ground and a small sailing boat on the waves in takabori with gold and silver iroe, attributed by the Gotō house itself to its 9th master, Teijō.
Kōgai of the Gotō main line which, according to the original seller, bears an attribution inscription (kiwame-mei) cut by the 13th master of the family, with his kaō, assigning it to the 9th master, Teijō (程乗, Teijō). The original seller notes that Teijō served the Maeda house of Kaga and laid the foundations for the flourishing of that province's metalworkers. The subject is a small sailing boat moving across gentle waves beneath a wide sky. The photographs show a shakudō ground of very fine, even nanako, the waves in silver-toned takabori and the wind-filled sail in gold; the frame and body are gold-toned, and the original seller states that the back plate is gold-clad. It measures 212 mm in length and 12.8 mm in width. In the photographs the condition is good: crisp relief, intact nanako and only light handling scratches on the frame. The original seller declares an NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper and a custom-made paulownia box; neither the paper nor the inscription on the back appears in the photographs.
Strong points
- Attribution by the Gotō house itself to its 9th master, Teijō
- Very fine, even shakudō nanako
- Gold sailing boat on silver-toned takabori waves
- Tokubetsu Hozon paper declared by the original seller
Points to bear in mind
- The inscription is a later attribution (kiwame-mei), not Teijō's own signature
- Neither the paper nor the back is shown in the photographs
- Only the front is photographed
Score
66.2 / 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 9.2 of 10 Rank 2 of 14 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
- Kōgai
- Maker
- Teijō
- Period
- Early Edo (1615–1688)
- Material
- Shakudō, Gold, Silver
- Paper
- NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
- Signature
- Attributed (den)
- School
- Gotō
- Inscription
- 紋程乗 光孝（花押） (mon Teijō Mitsutaka kaō)
- Technique
- Nanako (fish-roe ground), Takabori (high relief), Iroe (coloured inlay)
- Dating
- Early Edo period (17th century)