Ho-o Makie »Kozuchi«
Daikoku's Hammer
Item number: T-2105Age: 2006
Auspicious okimono of Daikoku's hammer. Daikoku, the god of wealth, is one of the Seven Lucky Gods. The décor is of a hô-ô phoenix in fine takamakie relief lacquer in gold and red with accents in inlaid mother-of-pearl and kirigane gold foil, all on a silver and gold togidashi ground. The handle has inlaid kirigane gold and silver foil and a pebbled black lacquer surface. The artist has hidden another of Daikoku’s attributes under the handle: a rat holding a flaming pearl. Signed in gold lacquer on the bottom: Mushū. With double wood boxes, the inner fitted kiri-wood tomobako box inscribed »Phoenix Gold Lacquer: Miniature Hammer« and signed and sealed by Mushū.
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