江戸前期の装剣金工家。平田派の開祖。
江戸時代初頭に肥後(熊本県)で栄えた肥後金工の名工。
細川忠興に従って京都から移住したと伝えられる。主として鐔の制作に従事し,
「翁鑢梅花透鐔」「菊透鐔」(いずれも東京国立博物館蔵)などがある。
地金には山金,素銅,真鍮を用い,鉄は少ない。板鐔を透かしたものや唐草文などの彫込象嵌を好み,まれに七宝象嵌を施したものもある。彦三は2代目以降も明治まで続いた。
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- Posted at 24 Apr 2014 at 23:37
He was a swordsmith in the early Edo period, the founder of Hirata school. A famous swordsmith of Higo metalwork, which prospered in Higo (Kumatoto Prefecture) in the early Edo period. It’s believed that he followed Hosokawa Tadayoshi from Kyoto. Mainly he worked on the production of the tsuba, and some of his works are found in Tokyo National Museum. He used mainly mountain gold, copper, and brass for the bare metal, rarely steel. He preferred to utilize watermarks and engraved inlays such as arabesque, occasionally cloisonne enamel inlays. Hikozo lasted until the Meiji era after the second generation.
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- Posted at 25 Apr 2014 at 05:12
Hikozo Hirata was a sword ornament craftsman family in the early Edo period. The founder of Hirata school.
He was a master-hand of the Higo metalwork that flourished in Higo (Kumamoto Prefecture) in the early Edo period.
It is said that he moved from Kyoto after Tadaoki Hosokawa. He produced mainly sword guards, and his works include "Okina-yasuri Baika Sukashi Tsuba" and "Kiku Sukashi Tsuba" (both are preserved at the Tokyo National Museum).
Vein gold, crude copper and brass were used as ground metal, and iron was rarely used. He was fond of ita-tsuba (flat sword guard) with openings and engraved inlays such as karakusa-mon (arabesque). Rarely, but tsuba with Shippo (cloisonne) inlays are also found. Hikozo's 2nd and later generations continued until the Meiji period.
He was a master-hand of the Higo metalwork that flourished in Higo (Kumamoto Prefecture) in the early Edo period.
It is said that he moved from Kyoto after Tadaoki Hosokawa. He produced mainly sword guards, and his works include "Okina-yasuri Baika Sukashi Tsuba" and "Kiku Sukashi Tsuba" (both are preserved at the Tokyo National Museum).
Vein gold, crude copper and brass were used as ground metal, and iron was rarely used. He was fond of ita-tsuba (flat sword guard) with openings and engraved inlays such as karakusa-mon (arabesque). Rarely, but tsuba with Shippo (cloisonne) inlays are also found. Hikozo's 2nd and later generations continued until the Meiji period.
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- Posted at 25 Apr 2014 at 05:24
Hikozo Hirata was a craftsman in gold metal for the Japanese sword furniture during early Edo period. He was an originator of Hirata School. He was one of master-hands among the gold metal craftsmen in Higo region or Higo kinko who had a flourish history in Higo (Kumamoto Prefecture) during early Edo period. According to an old story, he moved from Kyoto to Higo because he had been serving for Tadaoki Hosokawa. He mainly engaged in producing sword guards amongst which there were “Okinayasuri Baika Sukasi sword guard” and “Kiku Sukashi sword guard” etc.: both sword guards are owned by the National Museum now. He used the vein gold, copper, and brass as a ground metal and he seldom used an iron. He liked to produce sword guards with inlay works including an openwork in a plain sword guard and inlaid arabesque patterns as well as there is a few of those made by the shichiho zogan or inlaying. Hirata Schools continued to the second generation up to the Meiji period.
申しわけありません。最後の方にある"shichiho zogan or inlaying"の部分を"shippo zogan or shippo inlaying"に差換えてください。