The Shoami school originated in Kyoto in the late Muromachi period.
The early Shoami are called Ko-Shoami, and other branches arose in
Iyo, Awa, Aizu, and other regions.
Many of these works are made of iron with gold inlays and color painting.
Aizu Shoami" is a type of tsubas made by the Shoami school in Aizu Wakamatsu,
the castle town of the Matsudaira family.