Mitokoromono Kozuka and Kogai signed Kikuoka Mitsutoshi (kao) - GINZA SEIKODO JAPANESE ART, SWORDS, & TSUBA SINCE MEIJI PERIOD

PRODUCT Mitokoromono Kozuka and Kogai signed Kikuoka Mitsutoshi (kao)
Menuki split Tanzaku signature Kikuoka / Mitsutoshi (kao)
Motif of Shishi

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate: Mitokoromono Kozuka and Kogai signed Kikuoka Mitsutoshi (kao)
Menuki split Tanzaku signature Kikuoka / Mitsutoshi (kao)
Motif of Shishi

Mitokoromono Kozuka and Kogai signed Kikuoka Mitsutoshi (kao) Menuki split Tanzaku signature Kikuoka / Mitsutoshi (kao) Motif of Shishi PRICE JP￥1,800,000-: NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate

Kikuoka Mitsutoshi was the son of Mitsumasa and had the given name Saheiji. He used a variant of the characters for Mitsutoshi in his youth, and also had the artistic names Nansensai and Senyu which he used in his later years. A skilled poet, Mitsutoshi lived in the current Kanda district of Tokyo and passed away in 1863.
This remarkable work is a bold depiction of Shishi superbly carved in gold and attests to the outstanding skill of the Machibori lineage continuing from the Yokoya to the Yanagawa to the Kikuoka schools.