Aoe Tsuguie
次家2 ranked works
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Honors
August rotation
Master smiths summoned by Retired Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽上皇) to serve monthly rotations forging swords at the imperial court, ca. Jōgen–Jōkyū (1208–1221). A cross-school honor: each smith retains his own school (, Fukuoka , , etc.). The linked school NS- holds only Go-Toba's own Kiku gyōsaku blades.
Historical importance
Where Tsuguie 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.
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Designations
Elite Standing
Lineage
Other artisans of the Aoe school
- 1.Tsugunao次直26designated
- 2.Masatsune正恒1 for sale31designated
- 3.Naotsugu直次1 for sale20designated
- 4.Yasutsugu康次10designated
- 5.Kanetsugu包次9designated
- 6.Tsunetsugu恒次12designated
- 7.Yoshitsugu吉次1 for sale16designated
- 8.Moritsugu守次9designated
- 9.Moritoshi守利10designated
- 10.Suketsugu助次14designated
- 11.Tametsugu爲次7designated
- 12.Toshitsugu俊次6designated