Gunome Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 Hello, May I have your opinion on this kozuka ? It has a cloisonné enamel butterfly which leads me to believe that it is from the Hirata school. Could it be another school ? if so, which one ? Thanks 6 4 Quote
Geraint Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 (edited) Dear Sebastien. What a nice problem to have. Some questions to ask in your search. Are the HIrata the only people who understood shippo? Clearly not. Does this kozuka fit into the known body of Hirata work? Well most examples of Hirata work do not look like this. In another thread on NMB someone lamented that most of the pieces revealed by a search were attributed by Bonham's, herein lies the problem. Almost everything with shippo is claimed to be Hirata, especially by those selling the piece. Your butterfly appears to have gold cloisonnes and to be finely done. Is this a kozuka by Hirata or one with added decoration by them? A bit of information here, https://www.silk-road.us/hirata.html The tsuba in the link without the shippo would have been suggested to be Ichijo or one of his atelier, was he capable of doing shippo of this standard? Almost certainly so. Was the Hirata school capable of making a plate in this style? Certainly. Whatever you conclude this is a lovely piece to have in your collection. Enjoy as I am sure you will. All the best. Edited January 31 by Geraint 2 Quote
Gunome Posted January 31 Author Report Posted January 31 Hello Geraint, Thanks for your reply. It make sense. Indeed, the kozuka is nice, well done and I enjoy it . For me, this kozuka is late Edo period. It is mumei, so I try to put an attribution on it. I have in mind that shippo were quite rare. The most famous school is Hirata, but I know that some other schools produced some pieces with enamel. However, I don't know which ones. That's why any idea could help me. Thanks Quote
Gunome Posted 13 hours ago Author Report Posted 13 hours ago Hello, After some research in the Wakayama I found that most of the Hirata production was in shakudo. However 8th and 9th generation works also in shibuichi and made butterfly among other. So maybe ?! Sharing additionnal photos, just for the pleasure 1 5 Quote
Shugyosha Posted 10 hours ago Report Posted 10 hours ago That is a truly lovely piece - thanks or posting the pictures. Quote
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