{"id":32189,"date":"2026-06-28T10:42:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T01:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=32189"},"modified":"2026-06-28T10:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T01:42:41","slug":"af26171-kozukatokaken-yoshikiyo-kaohozon-tosogu-%ef%bc%9acarp-ascending-a-waterfall","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/32189\/af26171-kozukatokaken-yoshikiyo-kaohozon-tosogu-%ef%bc%9acarp-ascending-a-waterfall\/","title":{"rendered":"AF26171  Kozuka:T\u014dkaken Yoshikiyo (ka\u014d)(Hozon Tosogu) \uff1aCarp ascending a Waterfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering number:AF26171<\/p>\n<p>Kozuka: Carp ascending a Waterfall (Hozon Tosogu)<\/p>\n<p>Signature:<br \/>\nT\u014dkaken Yoshikiyo (ka\u014d)<\/p>\n<p>Dimensions: 9.91 cm \u00d7 1.43 cm (3.90 \u00d7 0.56 in)<\/p>\n<p>Period: Late Edo period<\/p>\n<p>Description:<br \/>\nMade 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).<\/p>\n<p>*Carp ascending a Waterfall (=Toryu Mon) is the idiom that;<br \/>\nafter a carp ascends and goes through a waterfall, the carp turns into a dragon. With the scene, the meaning turned into a &#8220;gate of success&#8221; in Asian culture.<\/p>\n<p>In Kiri Box<br \/>\nNBTHK Hozon Certificate<br \/>\nAoi Art estimation paper<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26171.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26171paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/fittings\/2026\/F26171paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering number:AF26171 Kozuka: Carp ascending a Waterfall (Hozon Tosogu) Signature: T\u014dkaken Yoshikiyo (ka\u014d) Dimensions: 9.91 cm \u00d7 1.43 cm (3.90 \u00d7 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 [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[121,137],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32189","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-fittings-en","6":"product_cat-kozuka-en","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"sold-individually","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"product-type-auction"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/32189","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=32189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=32189"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=32189"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=32189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}