Background
Shiibara Ichidayu was born in 1640 in Tokyo, Japan.
Shiibara Ichidayu was born in 1640 in Tokyo, Japan.
Shiibara served Lord Maeda of Kaga Province (Ishikawa Prefecture) in the Kan-ei Era (1624-1643) and founded the art of making Kaga inro. His descendants lived in Kaga and engaged in inro graving.