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_____________ TORIN KUNIIYE GEN-RYAKU 1184 ____|_________ TORIN HISAKUNI(1) SHO-GEN 1207 |_______________________ ______________________ _________ ____|____ ____|___ ___|____ | HISAKUNI(2) KO-AN 1278 KAGEKUNI KEN-PO 1213 KUNISUYE | To HYUGA ____|___ KEN-PO 1213 | KAGENAGA KEN-CHO 1249 | _____________ _____________ ___| ____|____ ___|____ ____|____ HISAMITSU HISAMOTO TADAYOSHI SHO-GEN 1207 TEI-O 1222 KEN-CHO 1249 HISAKUNI SHO-GEN (f: KUNIIYE): 2nd son. TOJIRO. Same as JUNIJIN. Born: 1149, Died: 1216. SHO-GEN GOBAN KAJI and URUZUKI intercalary GOBAN or thirteenth ICHIMONJI GOBAN smith. Also carried the OSUMI GON-no-KAMI title. Work seen from KEN-KYU 1190. Known as a master of SUGATA, SANJO roots show in his KO-KISSAKI TACHI that couples strong FUNBARI with a slight increase in SORI at the HABAKI-MOTO. HISAKUNI's early AWATAGUCHI style is likened to SANJO MUNECHIKA, who made round TACHI SUGATA. The blade arc, therefore, may seem prominent in the upper. Made narrow-bodied 6 to 9 SUN TANTO. The AWATAGUCHI has moist NASHI-JI HADA with JI-NIE. YAKIBA: Gently undulating KO-MIDARE BA of strong NIE in NIOI-FUKASHI, a special AWATAGUCHI mark. Also SUGUHA with ASHI to KO-CHOJI BA. The signature may be thick strokes or may be thin. Two-character MEI on TACHI and TANTO, but his TOJIRO HISAKUNI is seen on TANTO only. NIHON-KAJI SOSHO, considered to be the sum of all smiths of his era. HISAKUNI TOJIRO HISAKUNI |
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Kokuho Hisakuni
 Kokuho Hisakuni NAGASA: 80.4cm SORI: 3.0cm SHINOGI-TSUKURI,IHORI-MUNE,
deeply curved, Early KAMAKURA TACHI
SUGATA. A long CHU-SUGU of KO-MIDARE BA in fine KO-NIE shows ASHI-IRI where SUNAGASHI brushes thick lines. ASAKI-NOTARE, HAKIKAKE BOSHI has a slight turnback. The nearly straight
NAKAGO-MUNE slopes inward at the softly KIRI
NAKAGO-JIRI. Two MEKUGI-ANA, signed near the
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Hisakuni
- Kokuho Hisakuni - Kokuho Nagasa: 78.4cm Moto-Haba: 2.7cm Shinogi-Tsukuri, Ihori-Mune, Ko-Kissaki Tachi. Extremely well-forged Nashiji Ko-Itame Hada with Ji-Nie. Asaki-Notare Chu-Suguha of profuse Nie-Fukashi with Ashi-iri. Omote-Boshi is Notare-Komi, Ura: Midare-Komi, both with Hakikake. Suriage Kurijiri Nakago has two Mekugi-ana. Hisakuni |
Awataguchi
Tadayoshi - Kokuho Awataguchi Tadayoshi - Kokuho Nagasa:74.3cm Moto-Haba: 2.8cm Shinogi-Tsukuri, Ihori-Mune, Koshizori, tapers in the upper to Ko-Kissaki. Itame Hada that runs, has Ji-Nie and standing Midare-Utsuri. Wide Chu-Sugu of Choji-Midare, Kawazuko Choji of profuse Nie-Fukashi with Ashi-iri and Kinsuji. Nijuba and Shimaba run through. Ichimae Boshi of Kuzureba. Suriage Kirijiri Nakago has two Mekugi-ana. Signed in the Ji. Tadayoshi |
KAGEKUNI KEN-PO (t: HISAKUNI): Son and student. OKI GOBAN KAJI - 3rd and 4th month. Titled SAKON SHOGEN. Transferred to BIZEN. KO-MOKUME HADA. KO-NIE SUGUHA, KO-MIDARE BA and GUNOME with ASHI. AWATAGUCHI style NIE JI-BA. KUNISUYE KEN-PO (t: HISAKUNI): Worked through BUN-EI 1264. MASAME HADA. HISAMITSU SHO-GEN (t: HISAKUNI): MOKUME. HOSO-SUGU KO-MIDARE BA. TADAYOSHI KEN-CHO (t: HISAKUNI, f: YOSHIMASA): MOKUME and MUJI. HISAMOTO TEI-O (t: HISAKUNI): KO-MIDARE BA. |
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