Kurikata Posted June 18, 2015 Report Posted June 18, 2015 Hi, I just purchased this Kozuka this week. I guess it could be a shakudo Ko kinko Kozuka which has been repaired end of Edo with an additional silver and sentoku plates. What are you views in this ? Thank you in advance Bruno Quote
Pete Klein Posted June 18, 2015 Report Posted June 18, 2015 I get the feeling it was refurbished, possibly due to damage. The repair looks very recent and I have to wonder if some work was done on the gold also as it looks a bit too 'fresh' to be original. The nanako looks older. The original was of good work with good carving and depth. Interesting. My two cents. Quote
Kurikata Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Posted June 19, 2015 Thank you Marius for your comments. Can you give me the clues which drive to an late Edo Kozuka? Is it coming from the "fresh" gunome zogan on the fruits, the nanako patern, the shakudo color and texture, others .... ? Thank you any way for you advises which are always very instructive. Best regards Bruno Quote
Marius Posted June 19, 2015 Report Posted June 19, 2015 Bruno, my conclusion comes from the style in which the mushrooms have been rendered. It is so... late Edo I am sorry, I am not being helpful here. Earlier work would be slightly more... crude? relaxed? naive? simple? I cannot find the word for it. More simple and naive with less attention to detail, I think.. I have seen identical mushrooms on a late Edo koshirae I used to own, BTW. Quote
Pete Klein Posted June 19, 2015 Report Posted June 19, 2015 The workmanship is actually Goto. If you count the number of gold dew drops per leaf you wll see they are all single with one double. That is kantei point to Goto main line. There is wear to the nanako which relates to age. I believe the theme is nasu. The gold work looks fresh to me which is why I wondered if it might have been re-done when that appendage was added. If you look from the middle of the design you will see the end with the addition is longer than the all original side -- it should be symmetrical and is not. As I mentioned before that end might have been damaged but I wonder now if this was done to accept a kogatana with a longer nakago? 1 Quote
Brian Posted June 19, 2015 Report Posted June 19, 2015 If you count the number of gold dew drops per leaf you wll see they are all single with one double. That is kantei point to Goto main line. .. Great info, something I will remember. Brian Quote
Ron STL Posted June 19, 2015 Report Posted June 19, 2015 Yes, great info regarding the dew drops. Now I'll need to go look at a few of my own items! Ron STL Quote
Ron STL Posted June 19, 2015 Report Posted June 19, 2015 Okay, I checked on a kozuka here that is unsigned, quite worn, has worn away uttori overlay, etc., that I figured was ko-Goto work. To my surprise and delight, there are the single dew drops except for on leaf with two dew drops just as Pete wrote. I learned something today, yea. Sorry for the poor photos. The condition in hand is nicer than what it looks like on the photos. Ron STL Quote
Kurikata Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Posted June 19, 2015 Pete, I would like to warmly thank you on this very precious information.....Once again your participation to this forum is an asset. Best regards Bruno Quote
Pete Klein Posted June 19, 2015 Report Posted June 19, 2015 Bruno -- I am always happy to assist, as well as to learn. Please remember though that pieces can always be faked, especially mumei ones, so everyone, please be careful. There are things which must be learned hands on, simply because they require 3-D visual and tactile verifications. Quote
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