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OSAKA - SETTSU PROVINCE

OSAKA School
HIDARE MUTSU HIDARE MUTSU: So called from reference to the first SHINTO
generation's MUTSU-no-KAMI title and his famous HIUDARE inverted
or mirror-reverse signature. ITAME HADA. GUNOME-NOTARE O-MIDARE.
OSAKA YAKIDASHI. 

              

                
                  

                    
                      
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YAMATO TEGAI KANEYASU(1) (HIDARE "Inverted" MEI) KEI-CHO 1596 
________________|___ 
MUTSUnoKAMI KANEYASU(2) (HIDARE-MEI invert signature) SHO-HO 1644 
                |____________________________________ _________ 
________________|___                  _______________|___      | 
MUTSUnoKAMI KANEYASU(3) EN-PO 1673    DEWAnoKAMI KUNIYASU      | 
       __________ ____________ _________ ______________________|
   ___|____  ____|____    ____|___  ____|____
   IGAnoKAMI KANEMICHI    KANENAGA  KANETSUGU 
_________________|___ 
ECHIGOnoKAMI KANESADA(1) MAN-JI 1658
_________________|___ 
ECHIGOnoKAMI KANESADA(2) (TERUKANE)
          TEN-WA 1681 

                    		
                  

                
              

              

              HIDARE KANEYASU(1)
                    KEI-CHO: Originally frpom YAMATO. SUE-TEGAII line. 

                             

























                    Transferred to OSAKA in the KEI-CHO. SUNAGASHI
                    through SUGU MIDARE
























                    BA.

                  
                    WASHU JU OITE OSAKA KANEYASU SAKU
               
              
HIDARE KANEYASU(2)
                      SHO-HO: MUTSUnoKAMI. OSAKA JU. One theory has him a

                            student of NANKI SHIGEKUNI.
                      MASAME HADA. Billowing





                      NOTARE and O-MIDARE BA. 

                            Some SUGUHA.

                         MUTSUnoKAMI KANEYASU

                         MUTSU DAIJO KANEYASU

                         MUTSUnoKAMI FUJIWARA KANEYASU

                         WASHU JU KANEYASU OITE OSAKA SAKU
                

                 
              
KANEYASU(3) EN-PO (t:
                      KANEYASU 2): DANKU-DAYU. From KAN-BUN 1661. 

                            First signed
                      KANESHIGE and transferred from TAMBA and became
                      adopted into the forge. 

                            He did not sign
                      with the
                      invert MEI. Later transferred to MATSUMOTO in
                      SHINANO. 

                            GUNOME-MIDARE BA.

                         KANESHIGE

                         MUTSUnoKAMI KANEYASU 

                         MUTSU DAIJO KANEYASU 

                 
              
KANESHIGE KAN-BUN (t:
                      HIDARE KANEYASU): First signed  with the non-inverted MEI, 

                               





                      then changing to an invert MEI Large, strongly
                      defined MEI as goes the school. 

                         


                      MUTSUnoKAMI KANESHIGE

                            MUTSUnoKAMI KANESHIGE
                      (HIDARE-MEI) 

              

                 
              
KANENAGA EN-PO (t:
                      KANEYASU): Non-iverted MEI. OSAKA steel. GUNOME 

                               





                      O-MIDARE BA.

                   
                      SESSHU JU KANENAGA

               
              
KANETSUGU KAN-BUN (t:
                      KANEYASU): MONJU ROKUBEI. Originally from YAMATO.
                      Made 

                              swords
                      in YAMASHIRO. SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE BA. 
                      WAZAMONO.

                          KOTSU KANETSUGU

                          MUTSUnoKAMI KANETSUGU 

                          SESSHU JU MONJU KANETSUGU

                      

                    

              
SAKAKURA:
                    

                         YAMATO smiths come to Osaka
                    to study under HIDARE KANEYASU

                         NASHIJI-like KO-ITAME.
                    CHU-SUGU NIE-FUKASHI, CHOJI-MIDARE 

                        ASHI-NAGA, grouped CHOJI-MIDARE
                    with YO, CHU-SUGU GUNOME 

                     with
                    ASHI, and TORAN-MIDARE with TOBI. MARU-BOSHI. OSAKA YAKIDASHI.
              
KANEMICHI KAN-EI (t:
                      KANEYASU): Originally from YAMATO, transferring to OSAKA. 

                               























                      GUNOME-MIDARE BA and NOTARE MIDARE BA.

                             IGAnoKAMI
                      FUJIWARA KANEMICHI 

               
              
KANESADA(1) MAN-JI (t:
                      IGAnoKAMI KANEMICHI): Originally from YAMATO. 

                               





                      YAMADADAIRA DAYU. Tight OSAKA ITAME HADA. NASHIJI.
                      SUGUHA, GUNOME-

                                MIDARE and
                      CHOJI-MIDARE BA patterns swing on uneven
                      ASAKI-NOTARE waves.

                           SESSHU JU FUJIWARA
                      KANESADA

                           ECHIGOnoKAMI FUJIWARA
                      KANESADA 

               
              
KANESADA(2) TEN-WA:
                      First signed TERUKANE. O-GUNOME MIDARE BA, NOTARE and 

                               





                      TORAN BA. Very well made swords.

                           TERUKANE

                           KANESADA 

                           SESSHU GORO TERUKANE

                           ECHIGOnoKAMI KANESADA 

                           SAKAKURA GENNOSHIN
                      TERUKANE 

            		
            
              

                
                  

                    

                      Hidare Kaneyasu
                        - Reversed Mei

                    		
                  

                  

                    

                      Mutsu-no-Kami Kaneyasu(3)

                    		
                  

                  

                    

                      Mutsu-no-Kami Kaneshige -
                        Hidare-Mei

                    		
                  

                
              

              

            		
          

        
      

    

    

    

    

      
        

          
            

              
                

                  

                  		
                  Echigo-no-Kami

                    

                    Kanesada
                                        

                                                Nagasa:
































                                            2 Shaku 3 Sun 6 Bu (71.5cm)

                                            Moto-Haba: 1 Sun 6 Rin
                                            (3.21cm)

                                            Nakago: 6 Sun 9 Bu (21.06cm)

                                      

                                    Kimura Kinichi Family Possession

                                                          Shinogi-Tsukuri,






                                                        Ihori-Mune,
                                                        enenly curved
                                                        with Chu-Kissaki.

                                          Itame Hada has Ji-Nie.

                                          Toran Ba style Gunome-Midare
                                          Ba in clear and deep
                                          Nioi-Fukashi and Ko-Nie and
                                          having deeply falling
                                          Ashi-iri. Sunagashi finds to
                                          Mid. 

                                          Sugu Ko-Maru Boshi.

                                          Ubu Kengyo Nakago
                                          has one Mekugi-ana. Signature
                                          in stronger strokes.

                                             Echigo-no-Kami
                                                          Kanesada

                                                              






















                                                          Enpo Yonen
                                                          Hachi Gatsu Hi

                  		
                

              
            

            

          		
        

      
    

    

    

    

      
        

          
            

              
                

                  

                  		
                  Echigo-no-Kami

                    

                    Kanesada
                                        

                                                Nagasa:
































                                            2 Shaku 3 Sun 1 Bu (70cm)

                                            Moto-Haba: 1 Sun 5 Rin
                                            (3.18cm)

                                            Nakago: 7 Sun 4 Bu (22.42cm)

                                      

                                    Kamiura Kunihiro Family Possession

                                                          Shinogi-Tsukuri,






                                                        Ihori-Mune,
                                                        shallow Sori,
                                                        O-Kissaki.

                                          Exceedingly tight and well
                                          made Ko-Itame Hada that runs.
                                          There is brilliant Ji-Nie.

                                          Toran Ba with grouped O-Gunome
                                          forming Hako, box-like rises.
                                          There are Tama Jewels and
                                          Tobi. Ashi falls within and
                                          Sunagashi becomes pronounced
                                          in the mid. 

                                          Chu-Sugu Saagari Boshi has a
                                          Togari-like Ko-Maru.

                                          Ubu Kengyo Nakago
                                          has one Mekugi-ana. Stronger
                                          strokes for the Mei.

                                             Echigo-no-Kami
                                                          Kanesada

                                                              






















                                                          Enpo Rokunen
                                                          Hachi Gatsu Hi

                  		
                

              
            

            

          		
        

      
    

    

    

      
        

          

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

          		
          

            
SAKAKURA
                      GENNOSHIN 

             
            
 first signed

             
            
SESSHU GORO TERUKANE

                      

                    

             
            
A KANEYASU
                      student, NI-DAI ECHIGOnoKAMI KANESADA makes the
                      famous NASHIJI-like, luminescent OSAKA steel to
                      provide for this powerful SURIAGE NAGINATA.

             
            
Deep NIE and SUNAGASHI appear on a
                      rolling TORAN NOTARE BA HAMON pattern, for which
                      the era and school are renowned. 

                      This piece displays the typical OSAKA YAKIDASHI of
                      widening SUGU with a gentle NOTARE to mark.

             We are
                    allowed origin as, having changed his name to
                    KANESADA by KAN-BUN 6, 1666, this smith relinquished
                    the name in favor of KANESADA(1)'s young son in
                    EN-PO 7, 1679; signing KANESADA as retired. He
                    begins including ECHIGOnoKAMI again with his new
                    name, SAKAKURA GENNOSHIN TERUKANE

                

                     Echigo-no-Kami Kanesada

          		
        

      
    

    

    

    

      
        

          
            

              
                

                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                

                              		
                  Terukane

                    

                    Terukane
                                

                                          Nagasa: 2 Shaku 3 Sun 2 Bu
                                          (70.3cm)

                                          Moto-Haba: 1 Sun (3.03cm)

                                          Nakago: 6 Sun 9 Bu (20.91cm)

                                    

                                    Takeichi
                                      Toshio Family Possession

                                  Shinogi-Tsukuri, Ihori-Mune, shallow
                                  Sori, strong Chu-Kissaki. 

                                  Tightly knit and defined Itame Hada
                                  that runs. There is thick Ji-Nie.

                                  Toran Ba and Mimigata Ears form from
                                  grouped Gunome with Tobi-yaki in
                                  Nioi-Fukashi and clear, bright Ko-Nie.
                                  Sunagashi and Kinsuji attend. Osaka
                                  Yakidashi to the Moto.

                                  Full, Fukashi Boshi to ko-Maru Kaeri.

                                  Ubu Kengyo Nakago has one Mekugi-ana.
                                  Signature in stronger strokes.

                                         Sakakura Gonnoshin Terukane

                                                              




















                                                          Enpo Kyunen
                                                          Hachi Gatsu Hi

                  		
                

              
            

            

          		
        

      
    

    

    

    

      
        

          
            

              
                

                  

                                    

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                

                              		
                  Terukane

                    

                    Terukane
                                

                              Nagasa: 2 Shaku 3 Sun 5 Bu (71.11cm)

                                                          Moto-Haba: 1
                                                          Sun 7 Bu 
                                                          (5.15cm)

                                                          Nakago: 7 Sun
                                                          2 Bu (21.82cm)

                                  

                                  Nakajima
                                      Yasumine Family Possession

                                  Shinogi-Tsukuri, Ihori-Mune, shallow
                                  Sori to elongated Chu-Kissaki. 

                                  Tight Ko-Itame Hada with thin 
                                  Ji-Nie.

                                  Toran Ba with grouped and leaning
                                  O-Gunome in deep Nioi-Fukashi and
                                  Ko-Nie.  Ashi-iri falls while
                                  Sunagashi brushes figures. 

                                  Chu-Sugu, Ko-Maru Boshi.

                                  Ubu Kengyo Nakago has two Mekugi-ana.
                                  Signature in bolder strokes.

                                

                                         Sakakura Gonnoshin Terukane

                                                              




















                                                          Tenwa Gennen
                                                          Juichi Gatsu
                                                          Hi

                  		
                

              
            

            

          		
        

      
    

    

    

    

      
        

          
            

              
                

                  

                                    

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                

                              		
                  
                    

                      
                        

                          

                          		
                        

                        

                          
                            

                              
                                

                                  

                                  		
                                  

                                  		
                                

                              
                            

                            

                          		
                        

                      
                    

                    

                    

                      
                        

                          Echigo-no-Kami











                                          Kanesada 

                            Nagasa: 215/8"
                            

                            

                            Sakakura
                                          Gennoshin 
                                  

                             Firtst signed "Terukane".
                                  

                             Wide Kanbun style
                                        Wakizashi. 
                                  

                            An exceptional
                                        Ko-Itame Ko-Mokume with
                                                    running Masame in
                                                    the Shinogi-ji.
                                        Ji-nie in wet steel.
                                  

                            Gunome Choji are
                                        grouped into mounds with
                                        sweeping Sunagashi. Kinsuji cuts
                                        into tops. Ko-Nie











                                                    is very finely
                                                    defined. 
                                  

                            Boshi has Kinsuji
                                        and Inazumi arced Hakikake.
                                        Saagari Chu-Maru to short Kaeri.
                                  

                            Ubu Yamagata
                                        Nakago has one Mekugi-ana.

                            Echigo-no-Kami











                                          Kanesada