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The Eight DO
HOKURIKUDO - The Eight Roads of KOTO
ECHIGO
MOMOKAWA side comes from OMI, but the HOKURIKU is RAI and SOSHU
mix. Styles blend when the O-EI wave washes everyone. From TEI-JI
1362, ECHIGO is YAMATO/SOSHU until the O-EI when NOBUKUNI style
and the OEI mixes with HOKURIKU steel.
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ECHIGO
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| | _____|_________
| MOMOKAWA | | |
| TEI-JI 1362 | | YAMAMURA |
|________________ | | O-EI 1394 |
|_______________|
TOSHINAGA along with a raft of others was a YAMATO stylist and
SOSHU student - then traveling to ECHIGO where the
YAMASHIRO/SOSHU NOBUKUNI styles are of the YAMAMURA.
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HOKURIKU ECHIGO
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| GO YOSHIHIRO teaches NORISHIGE(2) TEI-JI 1362 |
| This is YAMATO/SOSHU with YAMATO/SOSHU MOMOKAWA |
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________ ________________ ___________ ________________
| | | | | | | |
| YAMATO | | SOSHU SADAMUNE | | YAMASHIRO | | SOSHU SADAMUNE |
|____ ___| |_____ __________| |_______ ___| |___ ____________|
__|___________|_______ __|_________|___
| | | |
| OMI TAKAGI TOSHINAGA | | KYO NOBUKUNI |
|__________ ___________| |_______ ________|
___________|____________ ________|_____________
| | | |
| MOMOKAWA NAGAYOSHI | | YAMAMURA MASANOBU |
| TEI-JI 1362 | | O-EI 1394 |
| YAMATO stands strongly | | KYO/SOSHU in the OEI |
|________________________| |______________________|
OMI was RAI until BIZEN stylists came along on the ROKKAKU
SEIBATSU of YOSHIHISA. TAKAGI was about SOSHU and YAMATO style
mixing. Always with sword schools, step back and see just what
the main style influences were. These men worked along side each
other in an environment just as people do today.
ECHIGO KANRO - MOMOKAWA School
KANRO Shallow TORII. ITAME AYASUGI mix. Possibly SUGUHA but
GUNOME-MIDARE or KO-NOTARE MIDARE with SUNAGASHI is expected.
KANRO - MOMOKAWA School ______________
TOSHINAGA (OMI) EN-BUN 1356 HATA NAGAYOSHI BUN-WA 1352
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NAGAYOSHI(1) TEI-JI 1362 MITSUNOBU KUNIYOSHI O-EI 1394
| TEI-JI 1362 __________
____|____ TSUGUYOSHI EI-KYO 1429
NAGAYOSHI(2) O-EI 1394 __________
|_______________ YOSHITSUGU KAN-SHO 1460
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NAGAYOSHI(3) TSUGUYOSHI(1) KA-KICHI 1441
BUN-MEI 1469 ____|_____ _______
TSUGUYOSHI(2) BUN-MEI 1469 NAONAGA BUN-MEI 1469
____|_____ _______
TSUGUYOSHI(3) EI-SHO 1504 NAONAGA MEI-O 1492
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TSUGUYOSHI TEN-MON 1532
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KANETATSU KUNIYOSHI KANENORI
- TEN-MON 1532 - TEN-SHO 1573
HATA NAGAYOSHI BUN-WA: TANTO maker. JI-NIE and CHIKEI on running
and standing ITAME HADA. NIE GUNOME KO-MIDARE HA with
SUNAGASHI and KINSUJI in clear NIOI-FUKASHI.
MEI: HATA NAGAYOSHI
ECHIGO-no-KUNI JU HATA NAGAYOSHI
MITSUNOBU TEI-JI (t: TOSHINAGA): To O-EI. 6.3 SUN MITSU-MUNE,
MU-SORI TANTO. Running and standing KO-ITAME with MASAME.
HOSO-SUGUHA in fine KO-NIE. SUGU KO-MARU KAERI that is
swept. KIRI YASURI on KURIJIRI NAKAGO.
MEI: MOMO MITSUNOBU
MOMO-KI MITSUNOBU
MOMOKAWA MITSUNOBU
NAGAYOSHI(1) TEI-JI (t: OMI KANRO TOSHINAGA): It has become the
accepted assumption that NAGAYOSHI is the descendent of
YAMATO lines and the bringer of its style to ECHIGO. He,
his teacher, TOSHINAGA and ESSHU NAONAGA have the
unmistakable similarity of association. Wide and thin
TACHI and TANTO. Running MOKUME with MASAME, AYASUGI mix
has JI-NIE. CHU-SUGUHA in KO-NIE with ASHI and YO shows
SUNAGASHI and KINSUJI. YAKI-KUZURE GUNOME-MIDARE.
BOSHI: NIE-KUZURE HAKIKAKE of FUKASHI-KAERI. Swords
strongly resemble YAMATO style.
MEI: NAGAYOSHI
MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI
MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI SAKU
ECHIGO KANRO - MOMOKAWA School
NAGAYOSHI(2) O-EI: Short KATANA with raised SHINOGI. Made SHOBU,
U-no-KUBI and long HIRA-TSUKURI TANTO. BO-HI, FUTASUJI
HI, SUKEN and BONJI are seen. AYASUGI HADA with JI-NIE.
CHU width SUGUHA and KO-MIDARE BA with SUNAGASHI and
KINSUJI. NIE HAKIKAKE pulls UCHINOKE from the HABUCHI.
KO-MARU hides in a HAKIKAKE BOSHI. HA-AGARI KURI-JIRI
NAKAGO with KIRI or KATTE SAGARI, left-slanting, YASURI.
MEI: MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI
MOMOKAWAJU NAGAYOSHI SAKU
NAGAYOSHI(3) BUN-MEI (f: NAGAYOSHI 2): Made CHU-KISSAKI SAKI-ZORI
MUROMACHI SUGATA TACHI. NAGAYOSHI roots are said to fall
from NAMBOKUCHO YAMATO SENJUIN style. The running ITAME
matches his time with his place: HOKURIKU. SUGU NOTARE
from GUNOME in NIE that shows SUNAGASHI and KINSUJI.
NIE-KUZURE HAKIKAKE BOSHI. His signature is found on the
SHINOGI-JI plane of the NAKAGO.
MEI: MOMOKAWA NAGAYOSHI
MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI
NAGAYOSHI EI-SHO: AYASUGI-HADA. SUGU KO-MIDARE and KO-GUNOME HA.
MEI: MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI
ESSHU MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI TSUGUYOSHI SAKU
KUNIYOSHI O-EI: Running ITAME with O-HADA. SUGUHA, NOTARE-MIDARE
with SUNAGASHI.
MEI: ESSHU MOMOKAWA JU KUNIYOSHI
ECHIGO MOMOKAWA JU KUNIYOSHI
TSUGUYOSHI KA-KICHI (t: NAGAYOSHI): Large undulating AYASUGI-
HADA. SUGU KO-NOTARE or GUNOME-MIDARE in falling NIOI
where SUNAGASHI flows below HOTSURE. MIDARE BOSHI to
TOGARI and deep KAERI. Said to be a branch of YAMATO
SENJUIN.
MEI: ESSHU JU MOMOKAWA TSUGUYOSHI
TSUGUYOSHI TEN-MON: MOKUME with MASAME. SUGUHA and GUNOME HA.
MEI: MOMOKAWA JU TSUGUYOSHI
ESSHU MOMOKAWA JU NAGAYOSHI TSUGUYOSHI
>From MINO: KANEMITSU BUN-ROKU 1592
TAKADA JU. Transferred to ECHIGO.
GUNOME HA in tightly defined NIOI.
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