NihontoWatchNihontoWatchThe Akita Shoami school, with Denbei as the first generation, served the Satake family of Dewa Akita. They excelled at creative stylistic expressions, continuing through Dennai Shigetaka, Denshichi Shigetsune, and Shigehisa. In this region, their style broadened after being influenced by Yasuchika, and stylish, painterly tsuba have also been left behind. This tsuba expresses a bamboo grove as an impressive stylized landscape. The overlapping vertical lines bring to mind the fresh scent of bamboo. The leaves scattered here and there also provide variation to the space.
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Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
Iron-tsuba · Dewa
11 pieces on the market now
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Denshichi伝七 | 1670 | 1 |
| Shoami Rokuya正阿弥六弥 | — | 1 |
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