Sōken Kishō

Sōken Kishō (装劍奇賞) is a compilation from the Edo period in which over 50 netsuke masters are listed. It was published in Osaka in 1781 by Inaba Tsūyrū. Some works of art are even illustrated in it.

The listed masters of netsuke carving are:

• Hōgen Shūzan (法眼周山 (ほうげん しゅうざん))
• Unju Tōshumemaru (雲樹洞院幣丸 (うんじゅとうしゅめまる))
• Ogasawara Isai (小笠原一斎 (おがさわら いっさい))
• Miwa (三輪 (みわ))
• Waryū (和流 (わりゅう))
• Myōgaya Seishichi (荷屋清七 (みょうがや　せいしち))
• Kurobē　(九郎兵衛 (くろべえ))
• Negoro Sōkyū (根来宗休 (ねごろ　そうきゅう))
• Tatsuki Kanzō (龍木勘蔵 (たつき　かんぞう))
• Mata Uemon (又有衛門 (また うえもん))
• Unpo Kajun (雲浦可順 (うんぽか じゅん))
• Minkō (岷江(花押 (みんこう))
• Haruchika (春周 (はるちか))
• Tomotada (友忠 (ともただ))
• Kanjūrō (勘十郎 (かんじゅうろう))
• Tawaraya Denbē (田原屋傳兵衛 (たわらや　でんべえ))
• Garaku (我楽 (がらく))
• Tametaka (為隆 (ためたか))
• Kawai Yoritake (河井頼武 (かわい よりたけ))
• Sōtaka Heishirō (草荏平四郎 (そうたか　へいしろう))
• Hōgen Shūgetsu (法眼舟月 (ほうげん　しゅうげつ))
• Hōshin (奉真 (ほうしん))
• Satake Sōshichi (佐武宗七 (さたけ　そうしち))
• Ryūsa (柳左 (りゅうさ))
• Kōyōken Yoshinaga (廣葉軒吉長 (こうようけん　よしなが))
• Jūzō (十蔵 (じゅうぞう))
• Shibata Ichibē (柴田市郎兵衛 (しばた いちべえ))
• Masanao (正直 (まさなお))
• Okatomo (岡友 (おかとも))
• Inzai (印齋 (いんざい))
• Zeraku (是楽 (ぜらく))
• Sanko (三小 (さんこ))
• Yoshibē (吉兵衛 (よしべえ))
• Tsuji (辻 (つじ))
• Mata Tomofusa (畑友房 (はた　ともふさ))
• Jirobē (次郎兵衛 (じろべえ))
• Kame Hiyago (亀肥谷後 (かめ ひやご))
• Washōin (和性院 (わしょういん))
• Seibē (清兵衛 (せいべえ))
• Gechū (牙虫 (げちゅう))
• Ōmiya Kahē (近江屋嘉兵衛 (おうみや　かへえ))
• Tamaharu (玉治 (たまはる))
• Daikoku(ya) Tōemon (大黒屋藤右衛門 (だいこくとうえもん))
• Tomotane (友胤 (ともたね))
• Kashū (霞鷲 (かしゅう))
• Nagaota Ichirō (長尾太市郎 (ながお　たいちろう))
• Takeuchi Yasuei (竹内彌須平 (たけうち　やすへい))
• Yoshimoto (宜元 (よしもと))
• Mitsuharu (光春 (みつはる))
• Demeuman (出目右満 (でめうまん))
• Toshimaya Ihē (豊島屋伊兵衛 (としまや　いへえ))
• Karamono Kuhē (唐物久兵衛 (からもの　くへえ))
• Ichiraku (一楽 (いちらく))

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