Product No. KOZ-2831 花押 | |
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Design | Snow Covered Japanese Pampas Grass |
Mei | (Kibata-mei) Kao (only mark) |
Material | Omote side: Copper with gold, silver inlay / Ura side: Shakudo with gold, silver and copper inlay |
Era | Late Edo Period |
Box | Paulownia wood |
Length | 9.9 cm (3.9 in) |
Width | 1.4 cm (0.6 in) |
Price |
Being Evaluated |
The theme of this Kozuka is Snow Covered Japanese Pampas Grass. On the Omote side the snow covered Japanese Pampas grass is depicted on a copper surface. The Ura side depicts snow fall with an engraved poem that is about cold grave of Kiso Yoshinaka. There is a Kao on the side (Kibata Kao) but it is not clear whose Kao it is. The backside and front is made of different material referred to as "Chuya" meaning day and night. |