A shakudo nanako kozuka Goto School
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Goto School
A shakudo nanako kozuka
Attributed to Goto Denjo (d.1712), probably late 17th century
Unusually decorated with Hotei swinging on a rope suspended from a flowering prunus tree, his bag and staff below, all in gold, silver and shakudo takazogan, within a polished frame, signed Goto Denjo with kao.
Sold for £600 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 小柄　布袋の綱渡り　銘「後藤傳乘（花押）」　17世紀後期頃

    Provenance: purchased at Sotheby's London, 1969.

    Goto Denjo was the second son of Goto Takujo and the fourth master of the Kibei sideline: see Haynes, Index, no.H 00391.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art

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