SIGNED GOTO MITSUTAKA (1721-1784) WITH KAO (CURSIVE MONOGRAM), EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

Name: A round shakudo tsuba
Brand: SIGNED GOTO MITSUTAKA (1721-1784) WITH KAO (CURSIVE MONOGRAM), EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Price: 2800.00 USD
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Price Realised USD 3,500

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USD 1,200 - USD 1,500

Closed: 4 Dec 2014

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A round shakudo tsuba

SIGNED GOTO MITSUTAKA (1721-1784) WITH KAO (CURSIVE MONOGRAM), EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

Price Realised USD 3,500

Closed: 4 Dec 2014

Price Realised USD 3,500

Closed: 4 Dec 2014

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A round shakudo tsuba
Signed Goto Mitsutaka (1721-1784) with kao (cursive monogram), Edo period (18th century)
The round shakudo tsuba with a fine nanako-ji ground applied with gold rim, designed with three flying cranes in gilt
2.5 in. (6.35 cm.)

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The thirteenth-generation of Goto school artist, Goto Mitsutaka (1721-1784) was born in Edo as the son of Goto Mitsumasa. Mitsutaka was received in audience with the eighth Tokugawa Shogun, Yoshimune (1716-1745) on the 3rd May 1742 right after his father's death. He supervised the Goto school for over forty years.

The long-necked crane is said to live a thousand years, sharing the world of immortals in Daoist lore. Because cranes are monogamous, they are a symbol of happy marriage and one the most enduringly popular motifs in Japanese art.