NihontoWatchNihontoWatchA kozuka depicting a cowherd in suemon zogan iroe on a shibuichi migaki-ji. It shows a cow with its head lowered grazing on grass, and next to it, a cowherd resting with his arms and head atop a wicker basket, having cast aside his sickle and woven hat. It is a pastoral scene depicting a moment of leisure from farm work. The powerful physique of the cow, rendered in kin-iroe, stands in contrast to the cowherd resting on the basket pillow. There are several craftsmen named Yasushige and he cannot be specifically identified, but as this work shows a realistic style in the Nara school tradition and contains the character "Yasu," perhaps he was a Shonai kinko from the lineage of the first generation Tsuchiya Yasuchika. With a Heisei 4 (1992) Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai Hozon Tosogu Kanteisho.
Certificate reading — 銘 安重（花押）
NihontoWatchOffered by Touken Matsumoto
Yasushige
Edo
Signed
Hozon (NBTHK)
As written by the shop
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
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¥80,000