FT-72 Goto Kenjo Kogai Kozuka Set

$14,000

Top Condition Set by 7th Goto Master

Goto Kenjo was the 7th mainline Goto master, and considered the last of the Momoyama period Masters. His workmanship is considered among the best out of all the mainline masters.
He was also the creator of the style known as “Kaga Goto” when he retired from the mainline family and went to work directly for the Maeda daimyo in Kaga province. His carefully carved pieces are greatly sought after, and since he is from a earlier period, mint condition items by him are rare. This particular set is in excellent condition and is of the best quality. The set is done in very high relief, and the dragons are done in solid gold as well.

Most likely this set was “kept” by a Lord or someone similar for safekeeping, thus the reason for its incredible intact condition.  The subject of dragons is one of the most sought after in design, and is considered a mainline classic. The dragons are well carved showing the skill of that made Kenjo a renowned master. Even the nanako is done to perfection and is a work of art.

 

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MF-145 High Quality Omori School Set

$3,750

Top Condition Set by 7th Goto Master

Nice set of Fuchi Kashira, Kogai, Kozuka and Menuki. The design of Sambaso dancers was a very popular theme. Sambaso dancers from around the 9th C have were known to do a religious dance to appease the Gods and stop natural disasters such as earthquakes. Since superstitions ran high in the olden days, the tradition of Sambaso dancers performing their rituals was regarded as very important.

The use of fine carving and high quality metals make this an excellent set. Top grade shakudo, along with high use of high grade gold imparts the richness that it deserves. The kogai and kozuka are signed by Omori Teruhide, and deserves some checking. The set of Kogai and Kozuka and Menuki are definitely Omori School workmanship, more reason to check the mei carefully. The Fuchi Kashira are signed by Shigemitsu and are of very high quality. There is an Omori maker by this name and it is very possible that it is this maker. All in all a very nice set of fittings that would look fantastic mounted. Additionally, the nanako is of very high quality and is no easy task to accomplish. Such workmanship in the set had to be done by someone of a very high skill and was the usual standard of the Omori School. Set comes in an custom old fitted box.

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