AF25712 Set of Tosogu: Unsigned(Mumei) Den Mitsuyoshi(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu)

Mitokoro-mono: Set of Tosogu: ( Kogai, Kozuka, Menuki): (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu)
Sigunature: Unsigned(Mumei) Den Mitsuyoshi 光美

Kogai:
Dimension: 21.5cm x 1.28cm (8.46in x 0.50in)
Special feature:

Kozuka:
Dimension: 9.78cm x 1.45cm (3.85in x 0.57in)
Special feature:

Menuki:　made of solid gold with shakudo inlays
Dimension 1: 3.15cm x 1.45cm (1.24in x 0.57in)
Dimension 2: 2.81cm x 1.48cm (1.11in x 0.58in)

Era: The Edo period

Special feature:
Mitsuyoshi Goto was a metal artisan and the 15th head of the main Goto family. He is said to have succeeded to the family leadership in Tenpō 4 (1833) and to have passed away in Tenpō 14 (1843).

In this work, the kozuka and kogai are made of shakudō nanako ground, carved with a hen and her chicks, and inlaid with gold and silver. The menuki are made of solid gold and depict a pair of chickens.

The absence of a signature may be because the piece was intended as a presentation item.　
It may be a little early, but as 2029 will be the Year of the Rooster in Japan, we warmly encourage you to consider acquiring this piece in anticipation of that year.

In Kiri box
NBTHK　Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper