Ōhara Mitsuhirō 大原光廣
Ōhara Mitsuhirō 大原光廣
Japanese, 1810 - 1875
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- Unidentified
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BiographyMitsuhirō 光廣 (Ōhara Mitsuhirō 大原光廣), 1810-1875. At seventeen, he went to Osaka and was apprenticed to a shop making plectrums for the shamisen. Learned carving by using ivory waste. He became a master in ivory carving. Was in poor health most of his life. Used six variations of kakihan in his signature.