A pair of shakudo menuki depicting willow trees and a kemari (traditional Japanese court football) motif. The design is executed in relief carving with colored inlays. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Tosogu Certificate and an Aoi Art Appraisal Certificate, presented in a paulownia wood box.
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NihontoWatchmumei · Ko-Mino · Koto
Ko-Mino School
Kotō
Mino
Unsigned
Tokubetsu Kichō (NBTHK)
Kinko · Mino
39 pieces on the market now
The Ko-Mino school emerged during the mid-to-late Muromachi period, arising at approximately the same time as the Gotō family within the broader tradition of early metalworkers (ko-kinkō). While the Gotō lineage served the Ashikaga shogunal house from the first master Yūjō onward, Ko-Mino artisans operated outside official patronage, maintaining independence and at times working within the cultural sphere of the imperial capital. Learn more →
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
If you wish to return an item, please notify us within 3 days of receipt. After this period we cannot accept cancellations. Please ship the return to us within 5 business days. Cancellation is conditional on the item being kept in the same condition as at the time of sale, so please handle it with care.
A pair of shakudo menuki depicting willow trees and a kemari (traditional Japanese court football) motif. The design is executed in relief carving with colored inlays. It comes with an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Tosogu Certificate and an Aoi Art Appraisal Certificate, presented in a paulownia wood box.
Auction status: live on sword-auction.com.
NihontoWatchmumei · Ko-Mino · Koto
Ko-Mino School
Kotō
Mino
Unsigned
Tokubetsu Kichō (NBTHK)
Kinko · Mino
39 pieces on the market now
The Ko-Mino school emerged during the mid-to-late Muromachi period, arising at approximately the same time as the Gotō family within the broader tradition of early metalworkers (ko-kinkō). While the Gotō lineage served the Ashikaga shogunal house from the first master Yūjō onward, Ko-Mino artisans operated outside official patronage, maintaining independence and at times working within the cultural sphere of the imperial capital. Learn more →
This work carries older NBTHK “Kichō”-era papers, which the NBTHK no longer issues and now regards as unreliable. To confirm the attribution, submission to an official Japanese examination body (such as the NBTHK or NTHK) for modern certification could be considered.
If you wish to return an item, please notify us within 3 days of receipt. After this period we cannot accept cancellations. Please ship the return to us within 5 business days. Cancellation is conditional on the item being kept in the same condition as at the time of sale, so please handle it with care.
