Ordering Number: AF24492

Menuki: Crawling Dragons(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tososu)

Signature: Mumei(Unsigned)(Renjo,廉乗)

Dimension 1: 3.47　cm　x 1.47　cm　(1.37 in x 0.58 in)
Dimension 2: 　3.45　cm　x1.53　cm (1.36　in x 0.6 in)
Weight:13g(In total)

Era: The Edo period

Features: On the solid gold, crawling dragons are shaped.
You can sense the artistry in the meticulously carved dragon scales.

Explanation：Gotō Renjō was the eighth head of the Gotō family. Born in Kyoto in the 5th year of Kan'ei (1628) as the fourth son of Sokujo Mitsushige, he succeeded as the 10th head of the family in the first year of Jōō (1652) at the age of 25. While the main Gotō family had traditionally resided in Kyoto, during Renjō’s time, they relocated to Edo for the first time in the 2nd year of Kanbun (1662). From then until the 17th head, Tenjō, the family resided in Edo. Renjō’s style closely followed the engraving techniques of his master, Jōjō, and he excelled in carving the family’s traditional motifs of lions and dragons.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper
Mitsuyoshi Origami
Aoi Art estimation paper
In Kiri box

Auction Starting Price:950,000 JPY-.

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