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Omori Terumitsu

英満

Jūyō
Vol. 68, No. 86 · Tsuba

Omori Terumitsu

英満

4 ranked works

Notable artist
ProvinceEdoEralate Edo (Kansei-Bunka)SchoolYokoya>OmoriTraditionMachiboriGeneration4th generationTeacherTeruhideSpecialtiestsuba, fuchi-kashiraTypeTosogu MakerCodeOMO003
4Jūyō Tōken

Overview

Omori Hidemitsu was the fifth son of the celebrated Omori Hidemasa (Eishu) and is understood to have inherited the headship of the family as the sixth-generation master of the Omori school, succeeding to his father's common-use name Kisoji after the death of the fifth head, Hidenaga. Originally known as Manzo, Hidemitsu came to prominence during the late period and is credited with guiding the continued prosperity of the lineage. While preserving the carving methods handed down from his forebears, he also accepted changes in contemporary taste, devising new approaches that sustained the vitality of the school across generations.

Hidemitsu's technical range is well attested in his designated works. On iron plates he employs grounds worked in , enriched with and gin - to render subjects with great skill and variation of line. On grounds his high-relief - with produces forms that are "expansive and remarkably free-flowing," while his nikubori "overflow with vitality." His lions display the distinctive characteristics of the "Omori lion" — thick-boned and solidly built — set in bold, large-scale compositions that contrast movement and repose across and . The further notes his collaborations with Kano school painters as evidence of high documentary value, and cautions that works executed as substitutes () by Mantatsu are sometimes encountered under his name, with the form of the serving to authenticate Hidemitsu's own hand.

Across his designated corpus the consistently praises Hidemitsu for compositions that generate "strong impact" and carving lines showing "continual variation, producing a rich range of expression." His works are recognized as possessing "a taut, dignified toughness" and an "outstanding level of workmanship." Standing at the intersection of inherited tradition and evolving -period sensibility, Hidemitsu exemplifies the Omori school's capacity to sustain technical excellence while responding to the aesthetic currents of his era, securing his place as a master worthy of the lineage his father established.

Historical importance

Where Terumitsu 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 Tōken4

Elite Standing

Kantei

Currently Available

Lineage

TeacherTeruhide
Terumitsu

Omori School

Other artisans of the Omori school

  1. 1.Teruhide英秀1 for sale15designated
  2. 2.Chizuka Hisanori遅塚久則1 for sale9designated
  3. 3.Horie Okinari堀江興成1 for sale7designated
  4. 4.Horie Okiyoshi堀江興吉1designated
  5. 5.Kazutomo一知1designated
  6. 6.Mitsutoki満辰1designated
  7. 7.Hidetomo秀知2 for sale2designated
  8. 8.Hidetoshi秀寿2designated

Terumitsu

Terumitsu(英満) was a maker of Japanese sword fittings (tōsōgu) of the Omori school in Edo province, active during the late Edo (Kansei-Bunka) period.

The work follows the Machibori tradition.

Designated works by Terumitsu include 4 Jūyō.