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  3. Horyusai Mitsuakira

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.

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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

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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

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.