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BIZEN
OSAFUNE NAGAMITSU School - SANENAGA
~NAGAMITSU SAN-SAKU~
SANENAGA KA-GEN (f: MITSUTADA, br: NAGAMITSU): KIJIRO. HEIKURO.
SAKON SHOGEN. Dates of SHO-AN 1299 to EN-KEI 1308 are
associated to this smith. 1299 is acceptable for a son
of MITSUTADA (up to BUN-EI), but there are statements of
two generations and there are swords that would,
stylistically, not seem out of place for the BUN-EI 1264
period. Therefore it is possible that this is ANENAGA(2)
under the following scenario:
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MITSUTADA RYAKU-NIN 1238 to BUN-EI 1264
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NAGAMITSU SANENAGA(1) BUN-EI 1264 to KO-AN 1278
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SANENAGA(2) SHO-AN 1299 to EN-KEI 1308
NAGAMITSU Student and SAN-SAKU Smith
Narrow KOSHIZORI TACHI with the post mid-KAMAKURA FUNBARI
(tapering in the MONOUCHI). Thick blades with NIKU have
raised SHINOGI. Some with BO-HI and double grooves, but
rarely found. KO-MOKUME with MASAME has CHIKEI. There
will be JIFU or MIDARE-UTSURI. SUGUHA holds KO-GUNOME
MIDARE BA in a tight NIOI. His is a slightly undulating,
tight NIOI SUGUHA of CHOJI/KO-CHOJI BA where figures can
be SAKA, or leaning. BOSHI can be a shallow MIDARE-KOMI
ripple to KO-MARU but look for a variation of the famous
SAN-SAKU BOSHI - which pulls for the edge above the
YOKOTE and takes a swell, perhaps followed subtly by a
second before a small KO-MARU turn near the SAKI.
Somewhat curved NAKAGO with KURIJIRI.
SANENAGA
BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JUNIN SANENAGA TSUKURU
BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JUNIN TAIRA SANENAGA TSUKURU
MITSUNAGA KEM-MU (f: SANENAGA): MITSUNAGA is the supposed father
of CHOGI and NAGASHIGE. Published dates running to the
ENBUN ardently argue. A footnote, regardless, as CHOGI is
a time of the SODEN. The point to be recalled with
lineage is the passing of style, STYLE = TIME. MITSUNAGA
MEI will present the style of SANENAGA, his son CHOGI
brought his SOSHU experience back to BIZEN.
BIZENnoKUNI JU MITSUNAGA
BIZENnoKUNI OSAFUNE JU MITSUNAGA
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MITSUTADA _____
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NAGAMITSU SANENAGA
MITSUNAGA KEM-MU 1334 to EN-BUN 1356
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CHOGI KO-EI 1342 NAGASHIGE TEI-WA 1345
OSAFUNE NAGAMITSU School
MORITADA GEN-KO (f: NAGAMITSU): CHOJI BA with ASHI. Also: EN-BUN.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE JU MORITADA
MITSUKANE SHO-O (t: NAGAMITSU): Originally a student of
NAGAMITSU, he traveled to YAMASHIRO and studied with
RAI KUNITOSHI. Several RAI smiths traveled to OMI in
EN-KEI 1308, MITSUKANE being principal. There he started
the TOTSU RAI. See OMI.
NAGACHIKA GEN-KYO (t: NAGAMITSU): CHIKA form: "Intimate relative"
From GEN-KYO to KEM-MU 1334. This nephew of NAGAMITSU
made SHOBU-TSUKURI TANTO in a style resembling KAGEMITSU
or CHIKAKAGE. See KAGEMITSU School
YOSHIMOTO KO-AN (t: NAGAMITSU): NIOI-DEKI CHOJI-MIDARE BA. MIDARE
BOSHI.
YUKIZANE JO-EI: Work to BUN-O 1260. ITAME HADA. MIDARE BA.
MASATSUGU TEI-JI 1362
NAGAKAGE SHO-WA: Same as TAMEMUNE. MOKUME with MASAME. KO-MIDARE
of KO-CHOJI BA.
NAGAMUNE SHO-AN (t: NAGAMITSU): CHOJI-MIDARE BA with ASHI-IRI.
NAGAMUNE also found in KEM-MU 1334 and SHO-HEI 1346.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE NAGAMUNE
NAGAMOTO KO-AN (t: NAGAMITSU): KO-CHOJI MIDARE and KO-GUNOME with
ASHI-IRI. MOTO: CHI, Earth or basis. Two-characters.
NAGAMORI BUN-PO (t: NAGAMITSU): KO-CHOJI MIDARE or SUGUHA with
ASHI-IRI.
MEI: BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JUNIN NAGAMORI
BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU SAKON SHOGEN NAGAMORI
MUNEMITSU(1) SHO-WA (t: NAGAMITSU): GENSA. SUGUHA KO-ASHI IRI and
KATAOCHI "Stooped shoulders" GUNOME HA. 2nd: TEI-JI 1362,
3rd: O-EI 1394, 4th: BUN-AN 1444. 5th generation
MUNEMITSU is the famous brother of KATSUMITSU,
SAKYO-no-SHIN. See SUE-BIZEN.
MEI: BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU MUNEMITSU
IYEMITSU SHO-WA (t: NAGAMITSU): MOKUME HADA. KO-MIDARE BA and
CHOJI BA.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE JU IYEMITSU
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SUKENAGA SHO-WA 1312
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YUKIYOSHI KO-EI 1342
OSAFUNE NAGAMITSU School
NORIMITSU(1) KA-GEN (t: NAGAMITSU, f: TOSHIMITSU): Work period to
GEN-KYO 1321. MOKUME HADA. KO-GUNOME CHOJI-MIDARE BA has
KO-ASHI, somewhat resembling KAGEMITSU.
MEI: NORIMITSU
BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU NORIMITSU
NORIMITSU(2) EN-BUN: From EN-BUN 1356 to O-AN 1368.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE NORIMITSU
NORIMITSU(3) O-EI (f: IYESUKE): SUKEUEMON.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE NORIMITSU
FUSANORI EI-KYO (f: NORIMITSU): BISHU OSAFUNE FUSANORI
NORIMITSU(4) EI-KYO (f: MORISUKE): GOROZAEMONnoJO and SAEMONnoJO.
Born: O-EI 12, 1405. Work to BUN-MEI 1469. The most
highly regarded MUROMACHI NORIMITSU, his skill places him
on equal footing with the O-EI masters. Many NORIMITSU
with HI. MOKUME HADA. GUNOME-CHOJI BA and KO-GUNOME with
KO-ASHI, where the line may undulate. His KOSHI-HIRAKI
Open-troughed GUNOME is seen as the beginning and root of
SUE-BIZEN style. See SUE-BIZEN
MEI: NORIMITSU
BISHU OSAFUNE GOROZAEMONnoJO NORIMITSU
BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE SAEMONnoJO FUJIWARA NORIMITSU
TOSHIMUNE SHO-CHU (t: NAGAMITSU): OSABE-DAYU. MOKUME. SUGUHA.
MEI: TOSHIMUNE
BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE TOSHIMUNE
TOSHIMUNE O-AN: GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE BA. Also a TOSHIMUNE in O-EI.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE TOSHIMUNE
BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU TOSHIMUNE
IYESUKE BUN-WA: ITAME HADA. KO-GUNOME HA.
MEI: IYESUKE
BISHU OSAFUNE IYESUKE
HISAMITSU O-EI: Worked through the early O-EI. MOKUME HADA with
BO-UTSURI. O-EI style GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE BA.
HISAMITSU(2) son of MORIKAGE, see O-EI BIZEN.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE HISAMITSU
