A shibuichi kozuka
Otsuki School, early 19th century
Inlaid in iroe takazogan with three pigeons pecking at gold seeds on the ground, signed Nakagami Mototsugu with kao.
FOOTNOTES
小柄　鳩　銘「仲上元次（花押）」　19世紀前期

Provenance: purchased at Sotheby’s London, 1963.

For the maker, a student of Motohiro and a follower of Otsuki Mitsuyoshi, see Haynes, Index, no.H 05966.