Three Goto School Kozuka
Edo period (17th-19th century), the first with attestation to Goto Kenjo I, the second inscribed Goto Kenjo and with kao (probably the 12th-generation Goto) and the third attributed to the 14th-generation Goto-school master
The first, shakudo nanako-ji kozuka decorated with Chinese lions and peonies in gold taka-zogan, gold frame; the second, shakudo nanako-ji kozuka with New Year's items and an inkstone and brush in iroe taka-zogan, frame gold and shakudo; the third, shakudo nanako-ji kozuka with blossoming cherry tree, curtain and a drum by a veranda, gold frame
Each 3¾in. (9.6cm.) long (3)
Three Goto School Kozuka
Edo period (17th-19th century), the first with attestation to Goto Kenjo I, the second inscribed Goto Kenjo and with kao (probably the 12th-generation Goto) and the third attributed to the 14th-generation Goto-school master
The first, shakudo nanako-ji kozuka decorated with Chinese lions and peonies in gold taka-zogan, gold frame; the second, shakudo nanako-ji kozuka with New Year's items and an inkstone and brush in iroe taka-zogan, frame gold and shakudo; the third, shakudo nanako-ji kozuka with blossoming cherry tree, curtain and a drum by a veranda, gold frame
Each 3¾in. (9.6cm.) long (3)