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Shoami Choemon

正阿弥長右衛門

Shoami Choemon

正阿弥長右衛門

1 ranked works

Notable artist
EraEdo (mid)SchoolShoamiTraditionIron-tsubaSpecialtiessoroi-kanagu (matched fittings), tachi mountings, ako-banat, kozuka/seppa, kamon designTypeTosogu MakerCodeNMK009
1Jūyō Tōken

Historical importance

Where Shoami Choemon 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

Currently Available

Shoami School

Other artisans of the Shoami school

  1. 1.Denbei傳兵衛1 for sale13designated
  2. 2.Shoami Katsuyoshi正阿弥勝義7designated
  3. 3.Shigeteru重照1designated
  4. 4.Katsuyoshi勝好1designated
  5. 5.Masanori政徳7 for sale1designated
  6. 6.Shoami正阿弥4 for sale1designated

Shoami Choemon

Shoami Choemon(正阿弥長右衛門) was a maker of Japanese sword fittings (tōsōgu) of the Shoami school, active during the Edo (mid) period.

The work follows the Iron-tsuba tradition.

Designated works by Shoami Choemon include 1 Jūyō.