Product No. MEN-2333 割側銘 光・美 | |
---|---|
Design | Fukinotou, Butterbur shoot |
Mei | Wari Kibata-mei: Mitsu Yoshi |
Material | Gold |
Region | Edo, Musashi Province |
Era | Late Edo Period |
Box | Custom-made Paulownia box |
Left Length | 1.0 cm (0.4 in) |
Right Length | 1.1 cm (0.4 in) |
Left Width | 2.8 cm (1.1 in) |
Right Width | 2.9 cm (1.1 in) |
Status | Hozon Tosogu |
Certification Date | June 29, 1983 |
Price |
250,000 JPY |
The theme of this pair of Menuki is Butterbur shoot.Butterbur shoot is a edible wild small begetable which can be harvested with a little bitter taste in mountains around spring.The craftsman, Goto Mitsuyoshi, was the Soke of the Goto Tradition, fifteenth generation. He was born in 1780 in Edo as the son of Mitsumori, the Soke of the Goto tradition, fourteenth generation. |