docliss Posted September 14, 2007 Report Posted September 14, 2007 I should be pleased to read any comments that members may care to make about the attached kodzuka images. The artefact is made of a beautifully textured iron of a dark brown coloration and bears, on its lower third, a low relief engraving of the head of an old man ?Daikoku. There is no soft metal embellishment to this charmingly simple image. The reverse is undecorated and the kodzuka is unsigned. Robinson, in his 'The Arts of the Japanese Sword', suggests that the vertical disposition of the image on kodzuka was introduced by the Yokoya school in the mid-eighteenth century, but surely this piece is earlier than that. Am I correct in my belief that it is Ko-Nara work? Regards, John L. Quote
b.hennick Posted September 14, 2007 Report Posted September 14, 2007 Looks like a great piece. I love iron work. If you ever think of selling please let me know. BTW I think that the face is Dharuma. Do you have a photo of the back side of the kozuka? Quote
docliss Posted September 15, 2007 Author Report Posted September 15, 2007 Dear Barry Thank you for your comments - I am pleased that you like the kodzuka. I have posted the additional image that you requested. Regards, John L. Quote
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