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Item No. KOZ-1854 平田就将(花押)
Design Rabbits and Horsetail Reeds
Mei Hirata Narimasa(with Kao)
Material Shakudo with details in gold and silver
Region Musashi, Edo
Era Late Edo period
Box Tailor-made paulownia box
Size
Length
9.77 cm (3.85 in)
Width
1.47 cm (0.58 in)
NBTHK Certification
Status Tokubetsu Hozon Tōsōgu
Certification Date March 10, 2020
Price 225,000 JPY Buy Now
Other Info
This craftsman, Hirata Narimasa, was the Ninth Master of the Hirata Tradition. He worked for the Bakufu and in his later years, he became a monk. He lived in Edo and passed away in 1776. The Hirata Tradition is famous for using Shippo Technique, that was only passed on to the Master's one son. They were official workers of the Tokugawa Bakufu. They were just as well known as the Goto and the Yoshioka Traditions. This Tradition flourished from the start of the Edo Era until the Meiji Era. This Kozuka has the theme of Rabbits and Horsetail Reeds and the Takabori Suemon-zogan technique and not the Shippo technique, which is unique. It has passed the Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu in January 2020.