NihontoWatchNihontoWatchJudging from the style of his work, Iemitsu was an armor smith active around the middle of the Edo period. While there are traces of Saotome smiths residing in Tohoku and other regions toward the end of the Edo period, the direct Saotome lineage was established in Hitachi no Kuni Fuchu, so it is reasonable to assume that Iemitsu also lived there. He signed his mei as "Joshu Ju Saotome Iemitsu," "Iemitsu Saku," and so on.
NihontoWatchOffered by Katanahanbai
Kabuto only
64-plate · Suji-bachi
Saotome
Iemitsu
Signed · On the kabuto bowl
Edo
As written by the shop
Machine translation from the shop's Japanese · may contain errors ·
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