AF25109 Kozuka:Hirata Harunori(Kao)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu)

Kozuka:Bundle of Noshi(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu)
Signature: Hirata Harunori(Kao)

Dimensions: 9.79 cm × 1.46 cm × 0.45 cm
(≈ 3.85 in × 0.57 in × 0.18 in)

Era: the Edo period
Features: A shakudō nanako-ji (fish roe textured) base featuring a high-relief carving of bundle of noshi with colored inlay (iroe).

Hirata Harunori was a skilled artisan in the craft of shippo (cloisonné enamel) and the 8th-generation head of the Hirata family, who served the shogunate. He was active during the late Edo period, from the Bunka and Bunsei eras to the Tenpō era.

In Kiri Box
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu
Aoi Art estimation paper