Lot Essay
With N.T.H.K. certificate no. 4295.
The establishment Amiya was founded in Tokyo by Ogura Soemon sometime during the early 1900's. Ogura Soemon was the leading dealer and expert on Japanese kodogu, he wrote the small sword fitting's section in Nihonto Koza which is today still a standard work. He is credited with supplying most of the master pieces in the Western world including the Mosle, Halberstaat, Hamburg and some of the Boston Museum Collections.
The establishment Amiya was founded in Tokyo by Ogura Soemon sometime during the early 1900's. Ogura Soemon was the leading dealer and expert on Japanese kodogu, he wrote the small sword fitting's section in Nihonto Koza which is today still a standard work. He is credited with supplying most of the master pieces in the Western world including the Mosle, Halberstaat, Hamburg and some of the Boston Museum Collections.