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Yokoya Nobusada

宣貞

Yokoya Nobusada

宣貞

1 ranked works

Major artist
ProvinceChikugoEraMid EdoPeriodEdo midSchoolYokoyaTraditionMachiboriTeacherYokoya school — specific master-pupil link not documented; era and surname suggest training under Yokoya Soyo II (YOK002, 1700-1779).TypeTosogu MakerCodeYOK_NOB1
1Tokubetsu Jūyō

Historical importance

Where Nobusada 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

Currently Available

Yokoya School

Other artisans of the Yokoya school

  1. 1.Somin宗珉1 for sale50designated
  2. 2.Soyo宗與2 for sale13designated
  3. 3.Soju宗壽1 for sale3designated
  4. 4.Naoteru直照1designated
  5. 5.Kiryusai Somin起龍斎宗珉3 for sale1designated
  6. 6.Terukiyo英精1designated
  7. 7.Tomoyoshi友喜1 for sale2designated
  8. 8.Soyo宗与1designated
  9. 9.Katsura Eiju桂永寿1 for sale2designated
  10. 10.Miyake Hidemasa三宅英政1 for sale1designated
  11. 11.Genchin元珍3 for sale1designated
  12. 12.Eiko英光1designated

Nobusada

Nobusada(宣貞) was a maker of Japanese sword fittings (tōsōgu) of the Yokoya school in Chikugo province, active during the Mid Edo period.

The work follows the Machibori tradition.

Designated works by Nobusada include 1 Tokubetsu Jūyō.