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  3. Tsuchiya
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Tsuchiya Morichika

守親

Tsuchiya Morichika

守親

1 ranked works

Major artist
ProvinceBizenEraEdo (1670)Period1670SchoolNara>TsuchiyaTraditionMachiboriTypeTosogu MakerCodeBIZ005
1Jūyō Tōken

Historical importance

Where Morichika 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 Jūyō—
Jūyō Tōken1

Elite Standing

Provenance

Currently Available

Tsuchiya School

Other artisans of the Tsuchiya school

  1. 1.Masachika昌親1designated
  2. 2.Yasutsugu安族1designated
  3. 3.Yasufusa安房1designated

Morichika

Morichika(守親) was a maker of Japanese sword fittings (tōsōgu) of the Tsuchiya school in Bizen province, active during the Edo (1670) period.

The work follows the Machibori tradition.

Designated works by Morichika include 1 Jūyō.