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Shoami Katsuyoshi

正阿弥勝義

Jūyō
Vol. 33, No. 239 · Tsuba

Shoami Katsuyoshi

正阿弥勝義

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
7Jūyō Tōken

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

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Shoami School

Other artisans of the Shoami school

  1. 1.Denbei傳兵衛1 for sale13designated
  2. 2.Shigeteru重照1designated
  3. 3.Katsuyoshi勝好1designated
  4. 4.Shoami Choemon正阿弥長右衛門1designated
  5. 5.Masanori政徳7 for sale1designated
  6. 6.Shoami正阿弥4 for sale1designated

Shoami Katsuyoshi

Shoami Katsuyoshi(正阿弥勝義) was a maker of Japanese sword fittings (tōsōgu) of the Shoami school in Mimasaka / Bizen (Okayama) province, active during the Meiji period.

The work follows the Iron-tsuba tradition.

Designated works by Shoami Katsuyoshi include 7 Jūyō.