{"id":31590,"date":"2026-05-19T14:11:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=31590"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:18:14","slug":"af26084-mitokoromono-set-kogai-kozuka-menuki-kozuka-and-kogai-goto-mitsumori-menuki-unsigned-attributed-to-mitsumori-juyo-tosogu-37th-designation","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/31590\/af26084-mitokoromono-set-kogai-kozuka-menuki-kozuka-and-kogai-goto-mitsumori-menuki-unsigned-attributed-to-mitsumori-juyo-tosogu-37th-designation\/","title":{"rendered":"AF26084  Mitokoromono Set (Kogai, Kozuka, Menuki):  Kozuka and Kogai: Goto Mitsumori Menuki: Unsigned (attributed to Mitsumori) (Juyo Tosogu, 37th Designation)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Order No.: AF26084<\/p>\n<p>Mitokoromono Set (Kogai, Kozuka, Menuki): \u201cK\u014dsekik\u014d and Ch\u014dry\u014d\u201d Design (Juyo Tosogu, 37th Designation)<\/p>\n<p>Signature:<br \/>\nKozuka and Kogai: Goto Mitsumori<br \/>\nMenuki: Unsigned (attributed to Mitsumori)<br \/>\n\u5c0f\u67c4\u3001\u7b04\uff1a\u5f8c\u85e4\u5149\u5b88\u3001\u76ee\u8cab\uff1a\u7121\u9298\uff08\u5149\u5b88\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Kogai:<br \/>\nDimensions: 21.5 cm x 1.25 cm<\/p>\n<p>Kozuka:<br \/>\nDimensions: 9.75 cm x 1.46 cm<\/p>\n<p>Menuki: Unsigned*<br \/>\nDimensions 1: 3.75 cm x 1.57 cm<br \/>\nDimensions 2: 3.74 cm x 1.57 cm<\/p>\n<p>Features:<br \/>\nA mitokoromono set on shakudo nanako ground depicting K\u014dsekik\u014d and Ch\u014dry\u014d in high relief carving (the menuki are carved in sunk relief), decorated with colored inlays.<\/p>\n<p>Description:<br \/>\nGoto Keijo Mitsumori was the third son of the 12th mainline master, Jujo Mitsumasa. He was born in Kanpo 1 (1741), and his real name was Mitsuhashi, while his common name was Kichigoro.<\/p>\n<p>As the 13th mainline master Mitsutaka had no heir, Mitsumori became the adopted son of his elder brother Mitsutaka. After Mitsutaka\u2019s death, he succeeded as the 14th head of the Goto mainline family and changed his name to Goto Shirobei Mitsumori.<\/p>\n<p>This work depicts the famous Chinese historical theme of K\u014dsekik\u014d and Ch\u014dry\u014d, one of the most frequently represented subjects in Japanese sword fittings. The story portrays the young Ch\u014dry\u014d, who would later become a great military strategist serving Emperor Gaozu of Han, receiving the secrets of military strategy from the old sage K\u014dsekik\u014d.<\/p>\n<p>The kogai illustrates the dramatic scene in which K\u014dsekik\u014d tests Ch\u014dry\u014d\u2019s courage by dropping his shoe from a bridge into the river, where Ch\u014dry\u014d retrieves it while struggling against a great serpent. The menuki depict the moment Ch\u014dry\u014d receives the teachings of military strategy, while the kozuka portrays K\u014dsekik\u014d crossing an earthen bridge on horseback.<\/p>\n<p>The work is carefully executed in the solid and refined carving style characteristic of the Goto mainline school. Signed works by Mitsumori are comparatively rare, making this piece an important and valuable reference example.<\/p>\n<p>Period: Edo period<\/p>\n<p>Comes in a paulownia wood box<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper<br \/>\nJuyo Tosogu, 37th Designation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26084.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26084.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26084paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26084paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26084paper-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26084paper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26084paper-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26084paper-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Order No.: AF26084 Mitokoromono Set (Kogai, Kozuka, Menuki): \u201cK\u014dsekik\u014d and Ch\u014dry\u014d\u201d Design (Juyo Tosogu, 37th Designation) Signature: Kozuka and Kogai: Goto Mitsumori Menuki: Unsigned (attributed to Mitsumori) \u5c0f\u67c4\u3001\u7b04\uff1a\u5f8c\u85e4\u5149\u5b88\u3001\u76ee\u8cab\uff1a\u7121\u9298\uff08\u5149\u5b88\uff09 Kogai: Dimensions: 21.5 cm x 1.25 cm Kozuka: Dimensions: 9.75 cm x 1.46 cm Menuki: Unsigned* Dimensions 1: 3.75 cm x 1.57 cm Dimensions 2: 3.74 cm [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-31590","product","type-product","status-publish","hentry","product_cat-fittings-en","product_cat-soroikanagu-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/31590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}