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Where Goto Tenjo 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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Other artisans of the Goto school
Goto Tenjo（後藤典乗） was a maker of Japanese sword fittings (tōsōgu) of the Goto school in Yamashiro province, active during the Bakumatsu-Meiji (1835-1879) period.
The work follows the Iebori tradition.
Designated works by Goto Tenjo include 2 Jūyō.