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[Kurikata]

17 hours ago, Curran said:

There are no Goto ones so far.

Here it is......

Edited February 27 by Kurikata

[Hokke]

4 hours ago, Kurikata said:

Here it is......

 

 

That is a terrible replica......

 

Fortunately I have a service where I will take this off your hands and properly dispose of it........and I won't even charge you. You can trust me, I go to church.

 

Seriously though, wow......what a beautiful piece

 

 

 

Edited February 27 by Hokke

[DanielLee]

Yanagawa Naomasa

 

Edited February 28 by DanielLee

[Ian B3HR2UH]

This one is signed Yanagawa Naomasa but the mei doesn't match those in Kinko Meikan or Wakayama. Bonham's did sell a very similar pair in 2023 which had Tokubetsu Kicho papers and a Sato Kanzan attribution to Naomasa 

[Ed]

Not for sale. Thanks for the inquiries.

[Curran]

5 hours ago, Ed said:

 

I always admired these guys, with their well positioned gold dewdrops at the temple and cheeks.

The facial expression is rich. I would struggle to draw the faces that well, yet alone pull that off in metal.

[Ed]

 

This one is for sale, if interested.

 

[NotANinja]

Some rudimentary menuki but I love them!

[Ed]

 

Gotō School (後藤)
Kibei-Line (喜兵衛)
Kyoto and Kaga

 

Mitsunari, c.1719-1759 worked for the Kibei line of the Goto school. He became the 6th generation master or head of this branch. He was the son of Jōha (5th master).

 

Over the span of his career he signed his works as Mitsuaki (光昭), Mitsunari (光生), Mitsuyori (光寄), Magojūrō (孫十郎) and also a variant character for Nari “成” as seen on this kozuka, Mitsunari (光成).