| Item No. MEN-3001 無銘（京金工） | |
|---|---|
| Design | Millet and Mushrooms |
| Mei | Mumei, but attributed to the Kyo-kinkoTradition |
| Material | Shakudo with gold gilding |
| Region | Yamashiro, Kyoto |
| Era | Early Edo Periods |
| Box | Paulownia wood |
Size
| Left Length |
1.35 cm (0.53 in)
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| Right Length |
1.44 cm (0.57 in)
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| Left Width |
4.57 cm (1.8 in)
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| Right Width |
4.71 cm (1.85 in)
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NBTHK Certification
| Status | Hozon Tōsōgu |
| Certification Date | April 13, 2004 |
| Price | 50,000 JPY Buy Now |
Other Info
| "Mushrooms on millet" refers to mushrooms growing on millet ears. By extension, it means that "good things produced even better things." This set of menuki depicts mushrooms on a millet ear. The inscription on the box, "Period: Muromachi, around Tenbun era. Design of mushrooms on a millet ear. Made by Sojo [宗乗](2nd), Kiwame by Teijo [程乗] (9th). good condition and valuable. Shunseki [旬石]." Shunseki who is unknown, but it means that the menuki was considered as valuable by a enthusiast. It has passed the Hozon Tosogu shinsa and has been attributed to the Kyo-kinko Tradition in the 2004. |
