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Kikuoka Toshinobu

利信

Jūyō
Vol. 48, No. 243 · Mitokoromono

Kikuoka Toshinobu

利信

1 ranked works

Notable artist
EraEdo (1670)Period1670SchoolYokoya>Yanagawa>KikuokaTraditionMachiboriGeneration2nd genTypeTosogu MakerCodeKIO007
1Jūyō Tōken

Historical importance

Where Toshinobu 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

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Kikuoka School

Other artisans of the Kikuoka school

  1. 1.Mitsuyuki光行1 for sale14designated
  2. 2.Mitsushige光重1designated
  3. 3.Mitsumasa光政3 for sale2designated
  4. 4.Mitsutoshi光利1 for sale2designated
  5. 5.Shigeyoshi茂義1designated

Toshinobu

Toshinobu(利信) was a maker of Japanese sword fittings (tōsōgu) of the Kikuoka school, active during the Edo (1670) period.

The work follows the Machibori tradition.

Designated works by Toshinobu include 1 Jūyō.