AF26285 Set of Tosogu(Kozuka and Menuki): shell motif (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)

Ordering Number: AF26285

Set of Tosogu: (Kozuka　and Menuki)(NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)

Kozuka:　Unsigned(Goto Renjo 後藤廉乗)
Dimension: 9.70 cm × 1.44 cm (3.82 × 0.57 in)
Era: early Edo period, 17th century

Feature:
Shakudo nanako base carved with a design of shells with gold and silver inlays. Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo) was the 10th-generation head f the Gotō family. He succeeded to the headship of the family in Jōō 1 (1652) and adopted the art name Renjō in Tenna 3 (1683). He passed away in Hōei 5 (1708).

Menuki: Mumei(unsigned)(Ko-kinko, old smiths)
Dimensions 1: 4.1 cm × 1.5 cm (1.61 × 0.59 in)
Dimensions 2: 4.0 cm × 1.4 cm (1.57 × 0.55 in)
Era: late Muromachi period, 15th century
Features: shakudo base carved with a design of shalls with inlays.
Ko-Kinkō refers to sword fittings produced during the period from the Muromachi period to the Azuchi–Momoyama period.

In Kiri box
NBTHK Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper