Higo Kinko School

肥後金工

ProvinceHigoTraditionHigoCodeNS-HigoKinko
Kokuhō
Jūyō Bunkazai2
Jūyō Bijutsuhin7
Gyobutsu
Tokubetsu Jūyō7
Jūyō Tōken194
210Designated works
14Named makers
14%14% signed
90%90% specific makers
136On the market
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Branches

Sub-schools nested under this lineage

Designations

210 designated · 14 named makers

Designation standing

0.32 weighted designation index across 209 designated works

Top 30% of schools

Stats as of 6/17/2026

Provenance

21 works with recorded provenance

Provenance standing

3.55 provenance index across 21 provenanced works

Top 12% of schools

Top masters

Ranked by elite standing (top-tier designations weighted)

  1. 1.Matashichi又七51
    24.3% of school
  2. 2.Hikozo彦三50
    23.8% of school
  3. 3.Kanshiro勘四郎33
    15.7% of school
  4. 4.Jingo甚五14
    6.7% of school
  5. 5.Rakuju楽寿13
    6.2% of school
  6. 6.Shigemitsu重光11
    5.2% of school
  7. 7.Fukanobu深信3
    1.4% of school
  8. 8.Miyamoto Musashi宮本武蔵1584-16455
    2.4% of school
  9. 9.Nagahisa永久3
    1.4% of school
  10. 10.Masatada正忠1
    0.5% of school

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