Ordering Number: AF19436

Kozuka: (NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)
Inscription: Yoshioka Inaba Suke 吉岡因幡介

Dimensions: 9.77 cm x 1.50 cm (3.85 in x 0.59 in)
Period: Edo period

Special Feature: On shakudo Nanako, morays are carved with metal inlays.
The Yoshioka Inaba-no-suke family was a lineage of metalworkers who served as official artisans to the Tokugawa Shogunate and continued their work until the end of the Edo period.

In Kiri box

NBTHK Hozon Certificate
AOI Art appraisal paper

Auction Starting Price: 95,000 JPY

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