Ordering number:AF26200
Kozuka: Kake-mamori(NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)
Signature:
Horie Okinari(written seal mark) 堀江興成(花押)
Gyonen Rokuju-san sai 行年六十三才 (age of 63)
Dimension: 21.3 cm × 1.16 cm (8.39 in × 0.46 in)
Era: the Edo period
Features:
The design depicts a kake-mamori in high relief on a shakudō nanako ground. A kake-mamori was an amulet worn around the neck by noblewomen and children during the Heian and Kamakura periods.
Horie Okishige was a late Edo-period metalsmith who studied under the 2nd-generation Hamano Masayuki and Ōmori Teruhide, and served as an official craftsman to the Hachisuka family. This work is distinguished by its elegant design and the superb quality of its delicately executed carving.
In Kiri Box
NBTHK Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper
Auction Starting Price: 250,000 JPY-
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