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Kikuoka Shigeyoshi

茂義

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茂義

Designations

Kokuhō0
Jūyō Bunkazai0
Jūyō Bijutsuhin0
Gyobutsu0
Tokubetsu Jūyō0
Jūyō Tōken1

Province: Sanuki (Takamatsu) / Edo
Era: Edo (late)
School: Yokoya>Yanagawa>Kikuoka
Tradition: Machibori
Teacher: Studied under Kikuoka Mitsushige (菊岡光重の門); Yokoya-Kikuoka school of Edo; married Mitsushige's daughter (art-name Jounsai 乗雲斎)
Specialties: mitokoromono (san-tokoromono), fuchi-kashira, kozuka, kogai, menuki, shakudo nanako-ji, takabori, kin-gin-iro-e, oyako-zuru (crane) design
Type: Tosogu Maker
Code: NMK031

Overview·Historical importance·Designations·School

Overview Historical importance Designations School

Historical importance

Where Shigeyoshi 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

Kikuoka School

Other artisans of the Kikuoka school

1.Mitsuyuki光行2 for sale14designated
2.Mitsushige光重1 for sale1designated
3.Mitsumasa光政2 for sale2designated
4.Mitsutoshi光利2 for sale2designated
5.Toshinobu利信2 for sale1designated

More from the Kikuoka school

Mitokoromono - Jūyō - by Kikuoka Mitsuyuki - Juyo Tosogu: Kikuoka Mitsuyuki

¥8,800,000Jūyō

Kikuoka Mitsuyuki 光行

Mitokoromono · Kikuoka · Edo

Iida Koendo

Kozuka - Tokuho - by Kikuoka Mitsumasa - Crawling Dragon Design - Signed Kikuoka Mitsumasa (Kao)

¥400,000Tokubetsu Hozon

Kikuoka Mitsumasa 光政

Kozuka · Kikuoka · Edo

Choshuya

Kozuka - by Kikuoka Mitsumasa - Touryumon (Dragon Gate)

¥160,000

Kikuoka Mitsumasa 光政

Kozuka · Edo

Katana Hattori

Menuki - by Kikuoka Mitsushige - Kikuoka Mitsushige Menuki

¥650

Kikuoka Mitsushige 光重

Menuki · Kikuoka · Edo

Nihonto US

Kozuka - Hozon - by Kikuoka Yukinobu - Autumn Grass and Rooster Design

¥660,000Hozon

Kikuoka Yukinobu 行信

Kozuka · Kikuoka · Edo

Gallery Youyou

Fuchi-Kashira - by Kikuoka Toshinobu - Fuchi-Kashira: Unsuiken Toshinobu - Rain Dragon Design

¥110,000

Kikuoka Toshinobu 利信

Fuchi-Kashira · Unsuiken · Edo

Toushin

Tsuba - by Kikuoka Toshinobu - Nio Figure Tsuba, Carved by Toshinobu at 71 Years Old

¥66,000

Kikuoka Toshinobu 利信

Tsuba · Edo

Toushin

Kozuka - Hozon - by Kikuoka School - Kozuka from the Kikuoka School

¥2,450Hozon

Kikuoka School 菊岡派

Kozuka · Kikuoka · Edo

Legacy Swords

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Tsuba - Tokuho - by Yanagawa Naomasa - Yanagawa Naomasa

¥1,650,000Tokubetsu Hozon

Yanagawa Naomasa 直政

Tsuba · Yanagawa · Edo

Iida Koendo

Fuchi-Kashira - Tokuho - by Tanaka Kiyotoshi - Fuchi-Kashira: Dragon Design by Seiryuken Eiju

¥396,000Tokubetsu Hozon

Tanaka Kiyotoshi 清寿

Fuchi-Kashira · Edo

Toushin

Fuchi-Kashira - Tokuho - by Toryusai School - Fuchi-Kashira: Autumn Grass and Boar Design - Signed Kiryusai Uchida Toshinori (Kao)

¥250,000Tokubetsu Hozon

Toryusai School 東龍斎派

Fuchi-Kashira · Kiryusai Somin · Edo

Choshuya

Kozuka - Hozon - by Ishiguro Masayoshi - Antique Kozuka for Samurai Sword with NBTHK Hozon Certificate (K-78)

¥480,000Hozon

Ishiguro Masayoshi 政美

Kozuka · Ishiguro · Kansei-Bunkyū (1774-1862)

Samurai Museum

Tsuba - Hozon - by Tanaka Kiyotoshi - Dragon Design Tsuba: Seiryuken Eiju (Signed)

¥385,000Hozon

Tanaka Kiyotoshi 清寿

Tsuba · Edo

Toushin

Tsuba - by Ishiguro Masatsune I - Ishiguro Masatsune

On request

Ishiguro Masatsune I 政常

Tsuba · Ishiguro · Edo

Nihonto Australia

Tsuba - Hozon - by Morikawa Toshikage - Iron Tanaka School Tsuba by Toshikage with NBTHK Hozon Tosogu - Three Friends of Winter

¥1,100Hozon

Morikawa Toshikage 寿景

Tsuba · Tanaka · Tenpo-Meiji (b.c.1839, active c.1849-1860)

Soryu

Mitokoromono - by Ishiguro Masayoshi - Ishiguro Masayoshi

On request

Ishiguro Masayoshi 政美

Mitokoromono · Ishiguro · Edo

Nihonto Australia

More from the Yokoya school

Kozuka - Tokuho - by Yokoya Somin I - Somin - Depiction of Shoki (Zhong Kui)

¥1,500,000Tokubetsu Hozon

Yokoya Somin I 宗珉

Kozuka · Yokoya · Edo

Ginza Seikodo

Fuchi-Kashira - Hozon - by Omori Terumasa - Fuchi-Kashira with Plum Tree Design

¥450,000Hozon

Omori Terumasa 英昌

Fuchi-Kashira · Omori · Edo

Gallery Youyou

Kozuka - Tokuho - by Yokoya School - Somin (Kaou) - Bamboo and Tiger Design

¥1,800,000Tokubetsu Hozon

Yokoya School 横谷派

Kozuka · Yokoya · Edo

Wakeidou

Fuchi-Kashira - Jūyō - by Iwamoto Konkan - Fuchikashira: Iwamoto Konkan

¥2,500,000Jūyō

Iwamoto Konkan 昆寛

Fuchi-Kashira · Iwamoto · 1743/1744-1801

Aoi Art

Fuchi-Kashira - Hozon - by Yokoya Genchin - Fuchigashira: Baku no Zu, Signed Furukawa Genchin (Kao)

¥285,000Hozon

Yokoya Genchin 元珍

Fuchi-Kashira · Furukawa · Edo

Samurai Nippon

Tsuba - Hozon - by Yokoya Somin III - Jurakuo Somin (with Kao) (Kiryuusai)

¥350,000Hozon

Yokoya Somin III 起龍斎宗珉

Tsuba · Edo

Yamasiroya

Tsuba - Tokuho - by Omori School - Sago Palm Design, Signed Omori Terumasa (Kao)

¥380,000Tokubetsu Hozon

Omori School 大森派

Tsuba · Omori · Edo

Choshuya

Fuchi-Kashira - Jūyō - by Omori Teruhide - Omori Eishu (Teruhide)

¥55,000Jūyō

Omori Teruhide 英秀

Fuchi-Kashira · Omori · Edo

Nihontocraft

More from the Machibori tradition

Fuchi-Kashira - Hozon - by Mito Eiju/Hidetoshi - Fuchi-Kashira: Spider and Centipede Design by Takase Eiju

¥1,100,000Hozon

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Toushin

Tsuba - Hozon - by Hamano Sekibun - (Inmei) Sekibun - Shirei Chirashi Zu

¥500,000Hozon

Hamano Sekibun 赤文

Tsuba · Murakami Katsura · Edo (1670)

Wakeidou

Tsuba - by Iwama Nobuyoshi - Masayoshi (Kao), Nobuyoshi - Crane and Pine Tree Design

¥75,000

Starting price

Iwama Nobuyoshi 信盧

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Aoi Art

Fuchi-Kashira - Tokuho - by Mito School - Kabuto Design Fuchi-Kashira, Mumei, Mito, Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu Certificate

¥200,000Tokubetsu Hozon

Mito School 水戸派

Fuchi-Kashira · Mito · Edo

Toyuukai

Koshirae - by Tsuchiya School - Wakizashi Koshirae with Tiger, Bamboo & Yasuchika Tsuba – Edo Period

¥3,900

Tsuchiya School 土屋派

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Supein Nihonto

Tsuba - by Nara School - Shōki the Demon Queller and the Escaping Oni

¥1,250

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Tsuba - Tokuho - by Mito School - "Uji-gawa senjin" by Rakuyo Yoshimichi

¥500,000Tokubetsu Hozon

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Choshuya

Kogai - Hozon - by Mito School - Kogai with Nets and Swallows Design, Mumei, Mito, NBTHK Hozon Tosogu Certificate

¥100,000Hozon

Mito School 水戸派

Kōgai · Mito · Edo

Toyuukai

Shigeyoshi

Shigeyoshi（茂義） was a maker of Japanese sword fittings (tōsōgu) of the Kikuoka school in Sanuki (Takamatsu) / Edo province, active during the Edo (late) period.

The work follows the Machibori tradition.

Designated works by Shigeyoshi include 1 Jūyō.