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BIZEN
FUKUOKA ICHIMONJI SUKEYUKI School
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NORIMUNE ICHIMONJI Founder SHO-GEN 1207
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SUKEYUKI GEN-RYAKU 1184
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YUKIKUNI SUKENARI(SHIGE) SUKENOBU SHO-GEN 1207 |
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| SUKEHISA(1) KA-TEI 1235 |
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| SUKENAGA KEN-CHO 1249 SUKEHISA(2) SUKEMORI KEN-CHO 1249 |
| ___|_____ KO-CHO 1261 ___|____ |
| SUKETSUGU SUKEHIDE EI-NIN 1293 |
| SHO-WA 1312 ___|______ |
| YOSHIMITSU O-CHO 1311 |
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SUKEYUKI KUNIZANE(1) RYAKU-NIN 1238 SUKENOBU |
GEN-NIN 1224 ___|____ BUN-RYAKU 1234 |
KUNIZANE(2) KEN-JI 1275 |
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SUKEMURA(1) KEN-RYAKU 1211 YUKITAKA KEN-KYU 1190
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SUKEMURA(2) MUNESUKE NORITAKA YUKITOSHI TEI-O 1222
RYAKU-NIN 1238 KA-TEI 1235 _________|____ |
SHOCHU UJINORI |
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YUKIMUNE BUN-O 1260 SUYEYUKI KO-CHO 1261 NOBUKUNI KA-TEI 1235
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YUKITSUNE SUYETOKI EI-NIN 1293 NOBUIYE BUN-EI 1264
SHO-O 1288 ___|_____ __|____
SUYEYOSHI SHO-CHU 1324 NOBUNAO SHO-O 1288
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YOSHII SUYENORI(1) O-AN 1368 NOBUYASU SHO-WA 1312
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YOSHII SUYENORI(2) O-EI 1394 NOBUTOMO GEN-KO 1331
SUKEYUKI GEN-RYAKU: Work to KEN-NIN 1201. KO-MOKUME. CHOJI BA
that becomes NIJU. Cousin of NORIMUNE.
MEI: BIZEN SUKEYUKI
BIZEN-no-KUNI SUKEYUKI
FUKUOKA SUKEYUKI School
SUKENARI SHO-GEN (f: SUKEYUKI): SHO-GEN GOBAN - 11th month. SAKON
SHOGEN. JIRODAYU. Said pronounced, SUKESHIGE. First
signed with JU form of SHIGE. Early KAMAKURA SUGATA.
Standing KO-ITAME HADA. Expected early ICHIMONJI: fine
KO-NIE and clear NIOI KO-MIDARE CHOJI BA with ASHI has
fairly even height. MEI: Deeply cut ICHI carved to the
MUNE, KO-ICHIMONJI style, distanced some above his thinly
stroked SUKENARI (SUKESHIGE).
MEI: ICHI SUKENARI
SUKENOBU SHO-GEN (f: SUKEYUKI): SHOGEN GOBAN - 12th month. SAKON
SHOGEN. FUKUOKA ICHIMONJI. NOBU form: EN "Extend."
Married MUNEYOSHI's sister. Given BINGOnoKAMI title.
MOKUME HADA. KO-NIE KO-CHOJI KO-MIDARE BA has SAKA-ASHI.
MEI: SUKENOBU
BIZEN-no-KUNI SUKENOBU
SUKEHISA(1) KA-TEI (f: SUKENOBU): TOZAMON or JURO. Mid-KAMAKURA
SUGATA. Standing MOKUME. Vibrant KO-CHOJI MIDARE BA.
MEI: SUKEHISA
SUKEHISA TSUKURU
SUKEHISA(2) KO-CHO (f: SUKEHISA): SUKEHISA(3), son of the second,
is associated to OSAFUNE, SHO-O 1288. MEI of the third:
OSAFUNE SUKEHISA TSUKURU
SUKENAGA KEN-CHO (f: SUKEHISA): Work to KO-CHO 1261. NAGA: EI
"lengthy."
MEI: BIZEN-no-KUNI SUKENAGA
SUKEMORI KEN-CHO (f: SUKEHISA): Mid-KAMAKURA TACHI SUGATA.
KO-CHOJI KO-MIDARE and KAWAZU CHOJI resembling SUKEZANE.
Large two-character MEI. Also, KO-BIZEN work may be found
having: Strong NIE over KO-MIDARE BA. There were several
SUKEMORI BIZEN smiths. Appraisal places time.
MEI: SUKEMORI
SUKEMORI SAKU
SUKEHIDE EI-NIN (f: SUKEMORI): From KEN-CHO 1249. ICHIMONJI style
Mid-KAMAKURA SUGATA with ICHIMONJI OBUSA CHOJI BA.
Note: The name SUKEHIDE from SHO-KYU period is the secret
MEI of GOTOBA-TENNO from the OKI Island exile. His
earlier MEI is 16 petal KIKU-MON. He is said to have used
the 17 petal KIKU-MON at OKI.
MEI: SUKEHIDE
YOSHIMITSU O-CHO (f: SUKEHIDE): Transferred to YAMANOUCHI in
SAGAMI. KO-NIE CHOJI-MIDARE BA.
MEI: YOSHIMITSU
FUKUOKA SUKEYUKI School
YUKIKUNI SHO-GEN (f: SUKEYUKI): Twenty-four GOBAN - 3rd month.
KAWACHI ISHIGAWA JU. Possibly given KAWACHI-no-KAMI title
for his tutorial. NIE KO-MIDARE of KO-CHOJI BA has ASHI.
MEI: YUKIKUNI
SUKENOBU BUN-RYAKU (f: YUKIKUNI): Work to EI-NIN 1293.
NIE KO-CHOJI BA.
MEI: SUKENOBU
KUNIZANE(1) RYAKU-NIN (f: YUKIKUNI): FUKUOKA JU. Transition smith.
MOKUME HADA. CHOJI-MIDARE BA with ASHI.
MEI: KUNIZANE
SUKEMURA(1) KEN-RYAKU (f: SUKEYUKI): From SHO-JI 1199. KO-BIZEN
roots help confuse issues. His lack of overt CHOJI are
normal in the early ICHIMONJI. One story has two-
character SUKEMURA, the 1st and four character MEI,
BIZEN SUKEMURA, belonging to the second.
Other statement: there is one FUKUOKA SUKEMURA.
KO-KISSAKI TACHI. MOKUME that is drawn. NIE slides into
NIJUBA which appears to swim with SUNAGASHI. ASHI drops,
and dapples the YAKIBA. KO-MIDARE of KO-CHOJI MIDARE BA.
MEI: SUKEMURA
BIZEN SUKEMURA
SUKEMURA(2) RYAKU-NIN: RYAKU-NIN to HO-JI 1247 are dates for the
second. See SUKEMURA(1), above. Note: DAI MEI.
MUNESUKE KA-TEI (f: SUKEMURA): ITAME HADA. CHOJI-MIDARE BA.
MEI: MUNESUKE
YUKITAKA KEN-KYU (f: SUKEYUKI): KO-BIZEN line. See KO-BIZEN,
TOMONARI School
MEI: YUKITAKA
NORITAKA KEN-PO (f: YUKITAKA): From KEN-PO 1213 to KEN-JI 1275.
Father of SHUCHU UJINORI.
NORITAKA
BIZENnoKUNI JU NORITAKA
YUKITOSHI TEI-O (f: YUKITAKA): ITAME HADA. CHOJI BA.
MEI: BIZEN-no-KUNI YUKITOSHI
NOBUKUNI KA-TEI (t: YUKITOSHI): A note states he later signed
YOSHIKANE. CHOJI patterns.
MEI: BIZEN OSAFUNE JU NOBUKUNI
BIZEN OSAFUNE JU NOBUKUNI SAKU
NOBUIYE BUN-EI (f: NOBUKUNI): From KEN-CHO 1249.
MEI: BIZEN OSAFUNE NOBUIYE
NOBUNAO SHO-O (f: NOBUIYE): OSAFUNE smith.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE JU NOBUNAO
NOBUYASU SHO-WA (t: NOBUNAO): NOBUYASU is the always present
student to NOBUFUSA, regardless of era. NOBUYASU in
OSAFUNE in O-AN 1368, KOZORI times.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE JU NOBUYASU
NOBUTOMO GEN-KO (f: NOBUYASU)
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE NOBUTOMO
BISHU OSAFUNE JU NOBUTOMO