A set of kogai (skewer), fuchi-gashira (matching hilt collar and pommel), and menuki (paired hilt ornaments), and a mitokoromono (kozuka, kogai, and pair of menuki) Goto school; Edo period (1615-1868), late 17th/18th century (11)
A set of kogai (skewer), fuchi-gashira (matching hilt collar and pommel), and menuki (paired hilt ornaments), and a mitokoromono (kozuka, kogai, and pair of menuki)
Goto school; Edo period (1615-1868), late 17th/18th centuryBoth unsigned; the set shakudo (with nanako granulation on the fuchi-gashira), chased and inlaid with gold depicting chrysanthemums and other autumnal plants; the mitokoromono shakudo (with nanako granulation on the kozuka and kogai), chased and inlaid with gold, silver, and copper, depicting Chinese scholars and boy attendants on an excursion, one of the menuki modelled as a scholar sitting in front of his qin with a boy seated at one end; the other menuki modelled as a scholar riding out with a boy carrying a kettle for wine; the kogai and kozuka with similar scenes set beneath a willow tree; with two wood storage boxes. (11).