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Shonai Horyusai Mitsuakira

鳳龍斎光精

Shonai Horyusai Mitsuakira

鳳龍斎光精

1 ranked works

Notable artist
ProvinceDewa (Shonai)EraEdo (late, Kaei era / mid-19th c.)SchoolShonaiTraditionKinkoSpecialtieskanagu (koshirae fittings), fuchi-kashira, kogai, kozuka, menuki, katakiri-bori, keboriTypeTosogu MakerCodeNMK024
1Jūyō Tōken

Historical importance

Where Horyusai Mitsuakira stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.

随一
Foremost
屈指
Leading
有数
Major
著名
Notable

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Designations

Kokuhō—
Jūyō Bunkazai—
Jūyō Bijutsuhin—
Gyobutsu—
Tokubetsu Jūyō—
Jūyō Tōken1

Elite Standing

Provenance

Currently Available

Shonai School

Other artisans of the Shonai school

  1. 1.Arichika在哉3 for sale1designated
  2. 2.Mitsunaka光中3designated
  3. 3.Tokio時雄1designated

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Horyusai Mitsuakira

Horyusai Mitsuakira(鳳龍斎光精) was a maker of Japanese sword fittings (tōsōgu) of the Shonai school in Dewa (Shonai) province, active during the Edo (late, Kaei era / mid-19th c.) period.

The work follows the Kinko tradition.

Designated works by Horyusai Mitsuakira include 1 Jūyō.