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Item No. KOU-2666 時信(花押)
Design Dragon among Clouds
Mei Tokinobu(with Kao)
Material Silver
Region Musashi, Edo
Era Late Edo period
Box Paulownia wood
Size
Length
21.3 cm (8.39 in)
Width
1.15 cm (0.45 in)
NBTHK Certification
Status Hozon Tōsōgu
Certification Date July 01, 2011
Price 80,000 JPY Buy Now
Other Info
The theme of this Wari-kogai is Dragon among Clouds. The craftsman, Tokinobu, was born in 1828 and passed away in 1879 at the age of 52. He was a disciple of Yanagawa Naotoki. Later he was adopted by Sanno Naoteru. This Wari-kogai depicts a dragon among clouds on the patina silver surface by the Katakiri-bori technique. It passed the Hozon Tosogu Shinsa in 2011.