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Hokke Ichijo

法華一乗

Jūyō
Vol. 3, No. 34 · Tantō

Hokke Ichijo

法華一乗

4 ranked works

ProvinceBingoEraOei–Muromachi (c.1394–1573)PeriodMomoyamaSchoolMihara>HokkeTraditionYamato-denTeacherMasaieFujishiroJo sakuToko Taikan500(top 26%)TypeSwordsmithCodeICH34
4Jūyō Tōken

Dated Works

Years he was demonstrably active, proven by signed-and-dated blades

Active period
1459Editorial estimate: 1394–1573
1 of 3 designated works carry a date
  1. 1459
    長禄三年Juyo session 63, item 108

Designations

Kokuhō—
Jūyō Bunkazai—
Jūyō Bijutsuhin—
Gyobutsu—
Tokubetsu Jūyō—
Jūyō Tōken4

Elite Standing

0.02 across 4 designated works

Top 28% among smiths

Blade Forms

Distribution across 4 ranked works

Signatures

Signature types across 4 ranked works

Currently Available

Lineage

TeacherMasaie
Hokke Ichijo
Student
  1. 1.Moriie盛家

Hokke School

Other artisans of the Hokke school

  1. 1.Shigeyasu重安5designated
  2. 2.Chikatsugu親次1designated
  3. 3.Shigeyoshi重吉1designated
  4. 4.Nobukane信兼1designated
  5. 5.Kanetsugu金次1designated
  6. 6.Yoshitsugu吉次1designated

Hokke Ichijo

Hokke Ichijo(法華一乗) was a Japanese swordsmith of the Hokke school in Bingo province, active during the Oei–Muromachi (c.1394–1573) period.

The work follows the Yamato-den tradition.

Designated works by Hokke Ichijo include 4 Jūyō.