| Product No. KOZ-3123 義貞作 | |
|---|---|
| Design | Tiger |
| Mei | Made by Yoshisada |
| Material | Copper with details in Rogin and gold |
| Region | Kyoto, Yamashiro Province |
| Era | Mid Edo Period |
| Box | Paulownia wood |
| Length | 9.8 cm (3.9 in) |
| Width | 1.4 cm (0.6 in) |
| Status | Hozon Tosogu |
| Certification Date | August 27, 2019 |
Price |
65,000 JPY |
| Yoshisada [吉貞] was a Kyoto metalworker specializing during the mid-Edo period. His father Yoshinojo [吉之丞] was from Ayabe in Tanba Province. The family lineage continued as Yoshinojo-Yoshisada-Yoshiharu-Tadanaga-Toshioki-Yoshimitsu-Yoshinori-Yoshiyasu [吉之丞-義貞-吉治-忠長-利興-義光-義則-義安]. This piece is a tiger motif kozuka with a polished copper base. It depicts a tiger galloping across the earth. The sukidashi-bori carvings under the tiger indicate the ground. It passed the Hozon Tosogu shinsa in 2019. |
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