Yoshifusa
吉房 (Yoshifusa)
A smith of the Fukuoka Ichimonji school in Bizen of the mid-Kamakura period; the showiest of the school, with five tachi designated national treasures.
Profile
Yoshifusa, son of Sukefusa according to the Japanese Wikipedia, is one of the smiths who represent Fukuoka Ichimonji at its height. His typical manner is an itame with midare-utsuri and a chōji midare that, in his best works, fills with jūka chōji, like double cherry blossoms: the showiest temper of the school. Because of the variety of signatures and manners several smiths of the same name have been suggested, though some scholars see only one. He signed «Yoshifusa» with two characters. Five of his tachi are national treasures.
Monograph
Yoshifusa (吉房)
The showiest chōji of Bizen and five National Treasures, told with the level of evidence of each fact.
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Notable works
- Okada-giri: tachi, national treasure, Tokyo National Museum; Oda Nobukatsu is said to have killed his retainer Okada Shigetaka with it in 1584.