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Shonai Tokio

時雄

Shonai Tokio

時雄

1 ranked works

Major artist
ProvinceDewaEraEdo (1670)Period1670SchoolShonaiTraditionKinkoGeneration2nd genTypeTosogu MakerCodeDEW033
1Jūyō Tōken

Historical importance

Where Tokio 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

Shonai School

Other artisans of the Shonai school

  1. 1.Arichika在哉3 for sale1designated
  2. 2.Mitsunaka光中3designated
  3. 3.Horyusai Mitsuakira鳳龍斎光精1designated

Tokio

Tokio(時雄) was a maker of Japanese sword fittings (tōsōgu) of the Shonai school in Dewa province, active during the Edo (1670) period.

The work follows the Kinko tradition.

Designated works by Tokio include 1 Jūyō.