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Hasegawa Katsuaki

Also known as: Hasegawa Katsuaki; primary name: Hasegawa Katsuaki
Details: individual; goldsmith/metalworker; Japanese; Male
Life dates: 1837-1913
Biography: Specialist sword-fittings maker in Owari Province, who was retained by the Owari Tokugawa clan during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration in 1868 he made smoking pipes and other metal accessories.