Goto Hokkyo Ichijo (kao) - GINZA SEIKODO JAPANESE ART, SWORDS, & TSUBA SINCE MEIJI PERIOD

PRODUCT Goto Hokkyo Ichijo (kao)
Flowing water and wheels motif

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate: Goto Hokkyo Ichijo (kao)
Flowing water and wheels motif

Goto Hokkyo Ichijo (kao) Flowing water and wheels motif PRICE JP￥980,000-: NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate

Goto Ichijo was the last master craftsman in the Goto mainline lineage. He was born in Kyoto in 1791 as the son of Jujo, the fourth master of the Shichirozaemon branch of the Goto family. His siblings included his older brother Mitsuhiro and his younger brother Kyujo Mitsutada (Koran). At the age of nine, he became the adopted son of Kenjo from the Hachirobei line, and subsequently started learning carving techniques from Kijo of the Hanzaemon branch at the age of eleven. He would inherit the Hachirobei line at the age of fifteen following his adopted father's death, changing his name to Mitsutaka, Mitsuyuki, and later to Mitsuyo. At the age of 34, after having produced fittings for Emperor Kokaku, he was given the status of Hokkyo and changed his name to Ichijo. In 1862, he produced fittings for Emperor Komei and rose to the status of Hogen the following year. He passed away in 1876 at the at the age of 86.
This piece displays a magnificent depiction of a flowing water and carriage wheels motif executed on a silky Nanako base, and conveys a unique elegance characteristic of Ichijo's work.