Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals

Gotō Kenjō|Gotō Eijō|Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)

late 16th–early 18th century · Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper · Arms and Armor

45.24.16 features a design of a young man playing hagoita (racket and shuttlecock) on the New Year's Festival (Jinjitsu, January 7). 45.24.17 features a design of dolls, symbolic of the Girls' Festival (Jōmi, March 3). 45.24.18 features a design of miniature armor and a sword for the Boys' Festival (Tango, May 5). 45.24.19 features a design of a curtain screen, a writing brush, an ink stone, a water container, and a harp for the Star Festival (Tanabata, July 7). 45.24.20 features a design of flowers for the Chrysanthemum Festival (Chouyou, September 9).

Artist

Gotō Kenjō|Gotō Eijō|Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)

Date

late 16th–early 18th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1945