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Kō Gotō Menuki

Kō Gotō 古後藤
Menuki
circa 1450-1600

Certification: NBTHK Hozon

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Unsigned menuki with NBTHK attribution to Ko-Gotō (early mainline Gotō Family), dating from the late Muromachi period, ~ 1450-1600.

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Kō Gotō generally refers to the first three or four Gotō masters of the Shirobei (main) line. This includes Yujō (Masaoku, 1439-1512), Sojō (Takemitsu, 1460-1538), Jōshin (Yoshihisa, 1511-1562), and  Kojō (Mitsuiye, 1530-1620). These early Gotō masters seldom signed their work.

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The theme of this set is the 12 animals of the zodiac, a typical subject of the Gotō. The base metal is shakudō with gold highlights.


Photos by Jack Edick




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