Product No. KOU-2666 時信(花押) | |
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Design | Dragon among Clouds |
Mei | Tokinobu(with Kao) |
Material | Silver |
Region | Edo, Musashi Province |
Era | Late Edo Period |
Box | Paulownia wood |
Length | 21.3 cm (8.4 in) |
Width | 1.2 cm (0.5 in) |
Status | Hozon Tosogu |
Certification Date | July 01, 2011 |
Price |
80,000 JPY |
The theme of this Wari-kogai is Dragon among Clouds. The craftsman, Tokinobu, was born in 1828 and passed away in 1879 at the age of 52. He was a disciple of Yanagawa Naotoki. Later he was adopted by Sanno Naoteru. This Wari-kogai depicts a dragon among clouds on the patina silver surface by the Katakiri-bori technique. It passed the Hozon Tosogu Shinsa in 2011. |