AF25527 Kozuka: Mumei(Unsigned)(Den Eijo)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu)

Kozuka:(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu)
Signature: Mumei(Unsigned)(Den Eijo, 栄乗)

Dimension:　9.69cm x 1.40cm (3.81in x 0.55in)

Era: the late Muromachi to the early Edo period, circa 1600

Features: A design of military banners and baton is carved in high relief with gold and silver inlay on a nanako shakudō ground. Gotō Eijō was a metalsmith active from the late Muromachi to the early Edo period. He was the son of Gotō Tokujo and the 6th head of the main Gotō family line. After serving the Toyotomi family, he entered the service of the Tokugawa shogunate after the Battle of Sekigahara.

In Kiri Box
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper