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Other artisans of the Higo Kinko school
Hoso（甫掃） was a maker of Japanese sword fittings (tōsōgu) of the Higo Kinko school in Shinano province, active during the Momoyama (1588) period.
The work follows the Higo tradition.
Designated works by Hoso include 1 Tokubetsu Jūyō.