Kinko Hosokawa Sansai
細川三斎
Tokujū
Vol. 2, No. 32 · Tsuba
Historical importance
Where Hosokawa Sansai 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.
随一
Foremost
屈指
Leading
有数
Major
著名
Notable
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Designations
Kokuhō—
Jūyō Bunkazai—
Jūyō Bijutsuhin—
Gyobutsu—
Tokubetsu Jūyō1
Jūyō Tōken—
Elite Standing
Other artisans of the Higo Kinko school







