Shoami Katsuyoshi

正阿弥勝義

Jūyō
Vol. 51, No. 263 · Tsuba

7 ranked works

Major artist
ProvinceMimasaka / Bizen (Okayama)EraMeijiSchoolShoamiTraditionIron-tsubaGeneration9th (Okayama Shoami)Teacher中川勝義は天保三年に美作国津山に生まれ、十三歳の時より父勝継に彫金を学び…十八歳で岡山正阿弥の藤四郎家の養子となり九代目を継ぎ、嘉永三年に池田藩の抱工となったSpecialtieskoshirae, fuchi-kashira, kogai, kozukaTypeTosogu MakerCodeNMK001

Historical importance

Where Shoami Katsuyoshi 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 Tōken7

Elite Standing

Kantei

Work Types

Distribution across 7 ranked works

Signatures

Signature types across 7 ranked works

Other artisans of the Shoami school

  1. 1.Denbei傳兵衛1 for sale13designated
  2. 2.Shigeteru重照1designated
  3. 3.Shoami Choemon正阿弥長右衛門1designated
  4. 4.Shoami正阿弥1 for sale1designated
  5. 5.Masanori政徳2 for sale1designated

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