Goto
Enjo Mitsutaka
G006
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Thirteenth mainline Goto
master, Enjo Mitsutaka. Carved shibuichi split kogai. Listed and
illustrated in Wakayama's Tosogu
Meiji Taikei Vol. II.;
Haynes,
The Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and
Associated Artists
H 00473 & H05430; Extensively illustrated in
Tosogu Gokeibori Meihen Shusei.
Note: the slight thinness of the finish from handling is only visible in
the photograph. Comment from Robert Haynes, "A very nice piece, but there
is nothing about this that would identify it as Goto were it not signed". Boxed
Signature & illustration from Tosogu Gokeibori Meihen Shusei
Tosogu Meiji Taikei Vol. II