Kozuka: Heron in water with flowers
Signature/mei: Goto Masatsugu + kao
Goto Kenjo – 7. Generation Goto mainline
Material: shakudo nanako plate with gold and silver iore
Era/jidai: early Edo period
Dimension: 9.7 cm x 1.4 cm
Price: not available
Here we have kozuka from Kenjo (Masatsugu), the 7th generation of the Goto mainline. He lived from 1586 to 1663 and was the third son of Goto Tokujo, the 5th generation of the main Goto line.