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Uda Tomotsugu
友次
3 ranked works
Notable smithWhere Tomotsugu 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.
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Other artisans of the Uda school
Tomotsugu（友次） was a Japanese swordsmith of the Uda school in Etchu province, active during the Eitoku (1381-1384) ND period.
The work follows the Wakimono tradition.
Designated works by Tomotsugu include 3 Jūyō.
