Japan

Room 10

Sword fittings 刀装具

Drawer 2

The Gotô School 後藤派

Founded in the 15th century, the Gotô School 後藤派 showed remarkable stylistic conservatism throughout its long history, particularly in the work of its main line. Artisans from the latter were the only ones authorised to make the fittings worn at the court of the shogun. Their production is characterised by the use of a deep black alloy, shakudô 赤銅, covered in a fine, regular granulation known as nanako 魚子, or “fish roe”, and decorated with incised gold designs.

  1. Tsuba

    Shakudô nanako, iroe inlay 赤銅魚子地色絵象嵌

    Silk spools and bobbin, references to the Tanabata Festival七夕図

    Signed « Kakumyôsai Miyata Nobukiyo » 銘  鶴鳴斎宮田信清

    Edo period, mid 19th century 江戸末期

    CB-OS-1964-400

  2. Kozuka 小柄

    Shakudô nanako, with copper, gold, and silver inlay 赤銅魚子地金銀銅象嵌

    Chrysanthemum flowers and tea pot 菊茶瓶図

    Signed « Mitsutoshi » with kaô 銘  光寿 (花押)

    Edo period, late 17th – early 18th century 江戸初~中期 (17世紀末~18世紀初)

    CB-OS-1937-363

  3. Kozuka 小柄

    Shakudô nanako, silver and gold inlay 赤銅魚子地金銀象嵌

    Minamoto no Yoshi-iye (1039-1106) under a pine tree 源義家図

    Signed « Morimura Atsutaka » with kaô 銘  守邨厚隆 (花押)

    Edo period, mid 19th century 江戸末期

    CB-OS-1964-387
  4. Fuchi-kashira 緣頭

    Shakudô nanako, gold inlay 赤銅魚子地金象嵌

    Paulownia and phoenix 桐鳳凰図

    Unsigned 無銘

    Edo period 江戸時代

    CB-OS-1933-439
  5. Fuchi-kashira 緣頭

    Gold with nanako ground 金魚子地

    Horses 馬図

    Unsigned 無銘

    Edo period 江戸時代

    CB-OS-1931-440

  6. Kozuka 小柄

    Shakudô nanako, silver and gold inlay 赤銅魚子地金銀象嵌

    Bugaku dancer and stage 舞楽図

    Unsigned 無銘

    Edo period 江戸時代

    CB-OS-1964-445

  7. Kozuka 小柄

    Gold with nanako ground 金魚子地

    Minamoto no Yoshitsune leaeping to escape from the Taira general Noritsune 義経八艘飛図

    Signed « Mitsuyoshi » with kaô 銘  光美 (花押)

    Edo period, early 19th century 江戸末期

    CB-OS-1964-368
  8. Kozuka 小柄

    Shakudô nanako, incrustations d’or 赤銅魚子地金象嵌

    Horses in a stable 馬屋に馬図

    Unsigned 無銘

    Edo period 江戸時代

    CB-OS-1964-441
  9. Fuchi-kashira 緣頭

    Shakudô nanako, iroe inlay 赤銅魚子地色絵象嵌

    Kumagai Naozane at the battle of Ichinotani (1184) 一ノ谷の戦で熊谷直実

    Signed « Gotô Mitsuyoshi » with kaô 銘  後藤光美 (花押)

    Edo period, early 19th century 江戸末期

    CB-OS-1964-370
  10. Fuchi-kashira 緣頭

    Shakudô, copper and gold inlay 赤銅地金銅象嵌

    Deer and autumn leaves 紅葉に鹿図

    Signed « Gotô Mitsuaki » with kaô 銘  後藤光晃 (花押)

    Edo period, mid 19th century 江戸末期

    CB-OS-1964-399
  11. Fuchi-kashira 緣頭

    Shakudô, gold inlay 赤銅地金象嵌

    Peonies 牡丹図

    Signed « Morimura Takanori kore o saku » 銘  守邨孝則作之

    « by special order » 応需

    19th century 江戸末期~明治初期

    CB-OS-1964-406
  12. Tsuba

    Shakudô nanako, gold and silver inlay 赤銅魚子地金銀象嵌

    Peonies 牡丹図

    Unsigned 無銘

    Edo period 江戸時代

    CB-OS-1964-415
  13. Fuchi-kashira 緣頭

    Shakudô nanako, gold inlay 赤銅魚子地金象嵌

    Chrysanthemum flowers 菊花図

    Unsigned 無銘

    Edo period 江戸時代

    CB-OS-1964-428
  14. Pair of gold menuki 金目貫

    Autumn plants 秋草図

    Signed « Gotô Ichijô » 銘  後藤一乗  (花押)

    Edo period, first half 19th century 江戸末期

    CB-OS-1964-484
  15. Kozuka 小柄

    Shakudô nanako, iroe inlay 赤銅魚子地色絵象嵌

    Monkey showman 猿回し図

    Signed « Mitsuaki » with kaô 銘  光晃 (花押)

    Edo period, first half 19th century 江戸末期

    CB-OS-1964-396
  16. Kozuka 小柄

    Shakudô nanako, gold and silver inlay 赤銅魚子地金銀象嵌

    Wild geese in flight 落雁図

    Signed « Gotô Mitsumasa » with kaô 銘  後藤光正 (花押)

    Edo period, first half 19th century 江戸末期

    CB-OS-1964-468