A kogai featuring a plowing scene, attributed to the Goto school. Made in the Muromachi period, the kogai is crafted from shibuichi with a nanako ground and high relief carving. It depicts figures leading an ox and carrying a hoe, and is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Hozon certificate.
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Ko-Mino School
Muromachi
Mino
Unsigned
Tokuho
Kinko · Mino
28 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 →
A Hozon-certified fitting of notably superior craftsmanship and condition, often with signature or workmanship of high reference value.
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.
A kogai featuring a plowing scene, attributed to the Goto school. Made in the Muromachi period, the kogai is crafted from shibuichi with a nanako ground and high relief carving. It depicts figures leading an ox and carrying a hoe, and is accompanied by a Tokubetsu Hozon certificate.
NihontoWatchBETAKo-Mino School
Muromachi
Mino
Unsigned
Tokuho
Kinko · Mino
28 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 →
A Hozon-certified fitting of notably superior craftsmanship and condition, often with signature or workmanship of high reference value.
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.
