This kozuka features a design of a dragon cart and mantis on a shakudo nanako ground, executed in high relief with uttori iroe (colored enamel). It is believed to be a remounted kogai. The piece is attributed to Mitsumichi of the Joshin school and is designated as a 21st Juyo Tosogu by the NBTHK.
波に龍車と蟷螂を配した小柄で恐らく笄直しであろう。比較的大振りで、紋は高く、またウットリ色絵のさまも よく、力強さと気品を備えている。 十二代の寿乗光理が極めたものであるが、 乗真作の典型と見られるものと云えよ
Certificate reading — 銘 紋乗真 光理（花押）
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Joshin · Muromachi
Waki-Goto Mitsumasa
Muromachi
Signed
Jūyō #21 (NBTHK)
Iebori · Yamashiro
1 piece on the market now
Iebori · Kyoto
68 pieces on the market now
The Waki-Goto tradition designates the branch and collateral lines of the Goto mainline (soke) that sustained the family's metalworking legacy across generations while extending its reach beyond the central house in Kyoto and later Edo. The Goto family itself constituted the preeminent dynasty of sword-fitting craftsmen in Japanese history, serving successive shogunal families from the Muromachi period through the Edo era. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kojo光乗 | 1480-1670 | 5 |
| Munetomo/Sochi宗知 | — | 0 |
| Morimura Atsutaka守邨厚隆 | — | 0 |
| Taijo泰乗 | — | 0 |
| Mitsuharu光治 | — | 0 |
Exceptional craft of very high artistic value, judged to rank with a nationally recognized Important Art Object (Jūyō Bijutsuhin).
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
NBTHK official siteFor one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.
This kozuka features a design of a dragon cart and mantis on a shakudo nanako ground, executed in high relief with uttori iroe (colored enamel). It is believed to be a remounted kogai. The piece is attributed to Mitsumichi of the Joshin school and is designated as a 21st Juyo Tosogu by the NBTHK.
波に龍車と蟷螂を配した小柄で恐らく笄直しであろう。比較的大振りで、紋は高く、またウットリ色絵のさまも よく、力強さと気品を備えている。 十二代の寿乗光理が極めたものであるが、 乗真作の典型と見られるものと云えよ
Certificate reading — 銘 紋乗真 光理（花押）
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Joshin · Muromachi
Waki-Goto Mitsumasa
Muromachi
Signed
Jūyō #21 (NBTHK)
Iebori · Yamashiro
1 piece on the market now
Iebori · Kyoto
68 pieces on the market now
The Waki-Goto tradition designates the branch and collateral lines of the Goto mainline (soke) that sustained the family's metalworking legacy across generations while extending its reach beyond the central house in Kyoto and later Edo. The Goto family itself constituted the preeminent dynasty of sword-fitting craftsmen in Japanese history, serving successive shogunal families from the Muromachi period through the Edo era. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kojo光乗 | 1480-1670 | 5 |
| Munetomo/Sochi宗知 | — | 0 |
| Morimura Atsutaka守邨厚隆 | — | 0 |
| Taijo泰乗 | — | 0 |
| Mitsuharu光治 | — | 0 |
Exceptional craft of very high artistic value, judged to rank with a nationally recognized Important Art Object (Jūyō Bijutsuhin).
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
NBTHK official siteFor one-of-a-kind items such as swords, sword fittings, and antiques, please contact us about a return within 3 days of the item's arrival and ship it back within 8 days. Refunds are issued the same day the returned item arrives.
