he was said to be ' the most excellent scroll mounter ' of all generations . 歴代中最も「表具の達人」と言われる。
in 1654 , he began his business as a scroll mounter , and the store name was ' omiya kichibe .' 承応3年に表具屋業を開業、屋号「近江屋吉兵衛」を名乗る。
his second son kichiemon kiyosada did not enter government service , and succeeded the family business on his mother ' s side , becoming a merchant and a scroll mounter in kyo . 次男・吉右衛門清定は仕官せず、母方の家業を継いで商人となり京にて表具屋となる。
while the eighth kichibe was said to be the best scroll mounter out of all the generations , he was also familiar with kokugaku (the study of japanese classical literature ) and confucianism , maintaining deep friendships with scholars and loyal supporters of " revere the emperor and expel the foreigners ." 8代・吉兵衛は歴代の中でも最も名手といわれる一方、国学、儒学に通じ、尊皇攘夷派の学者や志士と深く交わりを持った人物である。
