A collection of Japanese metalwork sword fittings

Masters of the Goto familyschool of metalworkers

Ashmolean Museum

1301 - 1899

A collection of sword furniture, made up mostly of `kozuka', or knife handles.

• Medium: soft metal alloys, gold & silver
• Dimensions: 10 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £15500 ( Total: £70,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1997
• Vendor: Michael Webb

Provenance

purchased by the vendor over a number of years before 1971

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