M-124 Excellent Goto School Menuki

Design of Uma no Gu

Mint condition set of menuki done in the style of the Goto School. Fine work shows high quality with use of mixed metals done in very nice taste. The fine carving shows that the artist was of a very high level, with top level training. The use of gold with the red copper and shakudo is a very difficult technique, so we can most likely assume from both those clues along with the style and subject, that these are Goto School menuki from around the mid-early part of the late Edo period.  The subject of horse riding implements is a very nice subject when done correctly as this set. This set is in very excellent condition and would be a nice addition in any collection. We also recommend that they be submitted to an NBTHK shinsa in the future.

1600’s

Unsigned - -Goto School

4.27 cm length      1.3 cm width top-bottom of face

Autumn special at $650