Lot Essay
It seems probable that Masayoshi followed a design of Shoki by Sesshu (1420-1506).
Iwama Masayoshi (1764 -1837) was primarily a maker of sword fittings, a student of the Hamano school artists Naoyuki, Nobuyuki and Nagayuki, who lived and worked in Edo (modern day Tokyo).
Iwama Masayoshi (1764 -1837) was primarily a maker of sword fittings, a student of the Hamano school artists Naoyuki, Nobuyuki and Nagayuki, who lived and worked in Edo (modern day Tokyo).