Kitagawa Sōten
Japanese, Sōten School, act. 19th century
SchoolSōten School
BiographyBM: Maker of sword guards (tsuba). According to the book ''Soken kisho' (by Inaba Tsuryu, published in 1796), moved from Kyoto to Hikone in Omi Province around 1750. There was at least one later generation doing similar work of varying quality, as well as many pupils and imitators.Person TypePerson
Italian, 1479/80 - 1528
