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KANEMITSU School YOSHIKAGE(1) KEM-MU (f: KAGEMITSU): See NAGAMITSU School, under CHIKAKAGE. YOSHIKAGE(2) O-AN (t: KANEMITSU): Son-in-law of CHOGI. There are few ZAI-MEI, most are cut down - SURIAGE MU-MEI. KO-NOTARE undulation displays GUNOME-CHOJI BA. GUNOME- MIDARE KO-CHOJI. See CHOGI - NAGAYOSHI School and KOZORI The YOSHIKAGE signature returns in O-EI and SUE-BIZEN. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIKAGE BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU YOSHIKAGE YOSHIKAGE(3) O-EI: O-EI stylist. KOSHI-HIRAKI GUNOME-CHOJI BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIKAGE YOSHIKANE MEI-TOKU (t: YOSHIKAGE): MOKUME HADA. KO-MIDARE BA to GUNOME KO-CHOJI MIDARE BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIKANE KUNITSUNA TEI-JI (t: KANEMITSU): To KA-KEI 1387. See KOZORI MEI: KUNITSUNA KUNIMUNE MITSUKAGE KA-KEI (f: KUNITSUNA, t: YOSHIKAGE): From EI-WA 1375 to RYAKU-O 1338. YOSHIKAGE School. SODEN stylist where his CHOJI BA and KO-MIDARE with SAKA ASHI-IRI resembles CHIKAKAGE. Cut slanting characters near the MUNE. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MITSUKAGE BISHU OSAFUNE JU MITSUKAGE HISAMITSU(3) KYO-TOKU (f: MITSUKAGE): 2nd HISAMITSU was son of MORIKAGE (see O-EI BIZEN MORIKAGE Group). KYO-TOKU sees the blushing OEI KOSHI-HIRAKI styles fade to the harder KO-GUNOME and KO-CHOJI of the emerging MUROMACHI BIZEN. See KANSHO BIZEN for the styles and their masters. BISHU OSAFUNE HISAMITSU YOSHITSUNA KA-KICHI (f: MITSUKAGE): KANSHO MUROMACHI style. A YOSHII YOSHITSUNA is found in MEI-O 1492. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHITSUNA |
YOSHIMITSU(1) KEM-MU (br: KANEMITSU, f: KAGEMITSU): Second son. YOSHI form: GI "Justice." Born: KO-AN 6, 1283, died: BUN-WA 4, 1355. Like his brother, the YOSHIMITSU career span is some 50 years. And although a one generation theory was posed, present thought places two: YOSHIMITSU(1) from GEN-KYO 1321 to BUN-WA 1352, and YOSHIMITSU(2) EN-BUN 1356 to EI-WA 1375. YOSHIMITSU(1) made swords during the beginning of the NANCHO Southern Cause period. Like KANEMITSU(1), he made father OSAFUNE KAGEMITSU style KATAOCHI "Stooped-shoulders" GUNOME HA with KO-ASHI IRI. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE JU YOSHIMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE YOSHIMITSU YOSHIMITSU(2) EN-BUN: SABEIDAYU. Worked from EN-BUN 1356 to EI-WA 1375. Swords resemble KANEMITSU, long TACHI with elongated KISSAKI. TOGARI on GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE BA. His KATAOCHI "stooped-shoulders" GUNOME will seem evenly set and rather changeless. A NOTARE feel to the KO-NIE HAMON is said to differ him from KANEMITSU. Long and small MEI in the SHINOGI-JI. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIMITSU BISHU OSAFUNE JU YOSHIMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE YOSHIMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU YOSHIMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU SABEIDAYU YOSHIMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE SABEIDAYU FUJIWARA YOSHIMITSU YUKIMITSU KO-O (f: YOSHIMITSU): KO-GUNOME CHOJI BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YUKIMITSU YOSHIKIYO TEI-JI (t: YOSHIMITSU): From TEI-WA 1345 to O-AN 1368. TANTO. KATAOCHI GUNOME HA resembles YOSHIMITSU. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIKIYO |
TOMOMITSU EN-BUN (t: KANEMITSU, f: KAGEMITSU): Youngest son whose teacher was his older brother. Work from TEI-WA 1345 to EI-WA 1375. Made NAMBOKUCHO TACHI and TANTO - wide, thin blade with elongated KISSAKI. CHIKEI rises in MOKUME HADA that shows JI-NIE and standing MIDARE-UTSURI. KO-NIE GUNOME-CHOJI with ASHI and YO swings on a gentle NOTARE wave. MIDARE-BOSHI with TOGARI head and HAKIKAKE. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE JU TOMOMITSU BISHU JU OSAFUNE TOMOMITSU MOROMITSU(1) EI-TOKU (f: TOMOMITSU): Father of O-EI MORIMITSU of "The Three MITSUs" of O-EI BIZEN. MOKUME. KOSHI-HIRAKI GUNOME-CHOJI BA with ASHI and YO. MIDARE-BOSHI finds KO-MARU turnback. See O-EI BIZEN MEI: MOROMITSU BISHU OSAFUNE MOROMITSU MORIMITSU(1) SHI-TOKU (f: TOMOMITSU, br: MOROMITSU): O-AN 1368 to O-EI 1394. MOKUME. GUNOME-CHOJI BA. See O-EI BIZEN MEI: MORIMITSU BISHU OSAFUNE MORIMITSU TADAMITSU(3) EN-BUN: 1st TADAMITSU is from NAGAMITSU era SHO-O 1288. The 2nd, from GEN-KYO 1321, is the time of KAGEMITSU. ENBUN TADAMITSU is said possibly a pupil of O-KANEMITSU, whose style this work strongly resembles. TACHI and TANTO from KO-EI 1342 to TEI-JI 1362. Soft MOKUME HADA has standing UTSURI. NIOI ASAKI-NOTARE undulation of KANEMITSU(1) style KATAOCHI "Stooped- shoulders" GUNOME HA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE JU TADAMITSU TADAMITSU(4) EI-TOKU (t: TOMOMITSU): O-EI GOROZAEMON TADAMITSU is associated to O-EI BIZEN and the 3rd or 4th would be his father. See O-EI BIZEN MOKUME HADA. GUNOME-CHOJI. JIROSAEMON TADAMITSU is the son of IYEMORI. See KOZORI MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE TADAMITSU MOTOMITSU(1) EN-BUN (f: KANEMITSU): SABEInoJO. Son and student. KO-EI 1342 to EI-WA 1375. Resembles father, KANEMITSU. There are wide bladed ZAI-MEI with O-KISSAKI. Standing MOKUME HADA has CHIKEI and JI-NIE. NIOI-DEKI KATAOCHI "Stooped-shoulders" GUNOME where KO-NIE and NIOI-FUKASHI figures appear angular or squarish in a gently undulating NOTARE roll. MIDARE BOSHI rises to a small KO-MARU head. 2nd in O-EI 1394. Another in MEI-O 1492. BIUZENnoKUNI MOTOMITSU BISHU OSAFUNE MOTOMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI JU OSAFUNE SABEInoJO MOTOMITSU |
MOTOMITSU(2) O-EI: O-EI stylist. MOKUME, GUNOME-CHOJI BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MOTOMITSU BISHU OSAFUNE JU MOTOMITSU MORIMOTO(1) TEI-JI (t: KANEMITSU): TEI-JI 1362 to O-AN 1368. Small patterned YAKIBA in the style of KANEMITSU. 2nd MORIMOTO, son of MORIHISA. See KOZORI School MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MORIMOTO SHIGEMITSU(3) TEI-JI: Son or student of O-KANEMITSU. The first SHIGEMITSU was son of NAGAMITSU and schooled with KAGEMITSU, 2nd SHIGEMITSU was son of KAGEMITSU. MOKUME HADA. NIOI KOSHI-HIRAKI GUNOME-CHOJI BA. Also ENBUN KANEMITSU made TOGARI popular for this time. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE JU SHIGEMITSU SHIGEMITSU(4) O-EI: The main line OSAFUNE masters always named a younger son, SHIGEMITSU. They are hand in hand through the generations. The SHIGEMITSU line seemed to keep with some form of KAGEMITSU's KATAOCHI "Stooped-shoulders." See KAGEMITSU School, SHIGEMITSU(1). MOKUME HADA. Thin ASHI-IRI defines KO-GUNOME of O-EI GUNOME-CHOJI BA. Line continues in SUE-BIZEN. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE SHIGEMITSU KOZORI MASAMITSU TEI-JI (f: KANEMITSU): Son and student. Work period from EN-BUN 1356 to MEI-TOKU 1390. MASA form: SEI "Administration." O-EI MASAMITSU is said the 2nd generation. MOKUME HADA. Early work shows KATAOCHI "Stooped-shoulders" GUNOME HA in the style of KANEMITSU(1). ASHI comes within KO-GUNOME and ASAKI- NOTARE KO-GUNOME MIDARE BA. See KOZORI. MEI: MASAMITSU BISHU OSAFUNE MASAMITSU MASAMITSU(2) O-EI: His work is thought starting from KO-O 1389. O-EI stylist shows GUNOME-CHOJI BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MASAMITSU ARIMITSU(1) O-EI (f: MASAMITSU): KOZORI smith listed with MASAMITSU. See KOZORI ________ KAGETOMO MEI-TOKU 1390 MOKUME HADA. KOSHI-HIRAKI GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE BA and CHOJI-MIDARE BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE KAGETOMO ________ TOMONORI MEI-TOKU 1390 MOKUME. SUGUHA and KOSHI-HIRAKI GUNOME HA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE TOMONORI |
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