Goto Yujo
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was a famous swordsman, artisan, and the founder of Goto school of sword fitting following the Muromachi period
of the 15th century of Japan.
Yujo is said to have been an aide to Ashikaga Yoshimasa
, but left the job to focus on his crafting work. He became famous as the founder of one of many great families of sword fitting makers, which ended up continuing to produce tsuba until the death of his final descendant in 1856. The tsuba stood out in that they reflected the specific time period and school that designed them. Yujo's sword fittings were characterized by unusual detail, color, texture, and contrast. Many of Yujo's designs can be easily found to this day.
Muromachi period
The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, two years after the brief Kemmu restoration of imperial...
of the 15th century of Japan.
Yujo is said to have been an aide to Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Ashikaga Yoshimasa
was the 8th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1449 to 1473 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimasa was the son of the sixth shogun Ashikaga Yoshinori....
, but left the job to focus on his crafting work. He became famous as the founder of one of many great families of sword fitting makers, which ended up continuing to produce tsuba until the death of his final descendant in 1856. The tsuba stood out in that they reflected the specific time period and school that designed them. Yujo's sword fittings were characterized by unusual detail, color, texture, and contrast. Many of Yujo's designs can be easily found to this day.