AF26171 Kozuka:Tōkaken Yoshikiyo (kaō)(Hozon Tosogu) ：Carp ascending a Waterfall

Ordering number:AF26171

Kozuka: Carp ascending a Waterfall (Hozon Tosogu)

Signature:
Tōkaken Yoshikiyo (kaō)

Dimensions: 9.91 cm × 1.43 cm (3.90 × 0.56 in)

Period: Late Edo period

Description:
Made of shibuichi with a polished ground, the design depicts a Carp ascending a Waterfall executed in sukidashi-bori (carved in relief from the ground), and enhanced with inlay and iroe (colored metal overlays).

*Carp ascending a Waterfall (=Toryu Mon) is the idiom that;
after a carp ascends and goes through a waterfall, the carp turns into a dragon. With the scene, the meaning turned into a “gate of success” in Asian culture.

In Kiri Box
NBTHK Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper