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Inoue Shinkai

Description

One of Osaka's two great shintō smiths. Known for dignified nie-based suguha of the highest order. Before adopting the 'Shinkai' signature, he signed as 'Izumi-no-kami Kunisada.' His elegant suguha, known as 'Shinkai's suguha,' is one of the defining styles of the shintō era.

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