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Other artisans of the Yokoya school
Soyo（宗与） was a maker of Japanese sword fittings (tōsōgu) of the Yokoya school in Yamashiro province, active during the Edo (1670) period.
The work follows the Machibori tradition.
Designated works by Soyo include 1 Jūyō.