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Tamba ~Primer~ 
SHINTO
UMETADA MYOJU  KEI-CHO 1596
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KUNIHIRO     
   |(HYUGA)                
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ECHIZEN    SETTSU    SETTSU    SETTSU   
KUNIKIYO  KUNISADA  KUNISUKE KUNISUKE
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                         TSUDA SCHOOL 



OSAKA TAMBA - SETTSU PROVINCE

OSAKA TAMBA: KO-MOKUME with MASAME. OSAKA Steel.CHOJI,clustered 
CHOJI-MIDARE, or O-CHOJI with islands and NIOI-ASHI. KIKUSUI 
and FUJI types. Some SUDARE.Deep NIOI. OSAKA YAKIDASHI.

 YOSHIMICHI SHO-HO 1644
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    TAMBA no KAMI  YAMATO no KAMI   YAMATO
     YOSHIMICHI      YOSHIMICHI    KANEKUNI
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         |           YOSHIMICHI  YOSHINARI    TOSA       TOSA  
         |__________                        YOSHIKUNI  YOSHIYUKI
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    YOSHIMICHI  KUNITSUNA    

YAMASHIRO
      
      KANEMICHI KAN-BUN 1661
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      KANEMICHI  NAOMICHI  KANEMITSU

KANEYOSHI KAN-BUN: KOKURA JU. Originally from MINO. First signed KANEMITSU
       ("MAN"). Made swords in OWARI INUYAMA Castle. Worked in SETTSU.
    SAKAO ZENJO TAMBAnoKAMI KANEYOSHI













Juyo Bijutsu-Hin
Yoshimichi
Nagasa: 2 Shaku 4 Sun 8 Bu (75.14cm)
Moto-Haba: 1 Sun 5 Rin (3.18cm)
Nakago: 6 Sun 4 Bu (19.39cm)

Taguchi Ginosuke Family Possession
Shinogi-Tsukuri, Ihori-Mune, Sakizori to Chu-Kissaki.
Running Itame Hada has Ji-Nie. masame in the Shinogi-Ji.
O-Midare Gunome mix with Ara-Nie in the mid. Sunagashi runs.
Notare-Komi Boshi is wide and Saagari Kaeri.. 
Ubu Haagari Kengyo Nakago has one Mekugi-ana.

Tamba-no-Kami Yoshimichi




Tamba-no-Kami
Yoshimichi
Nagasa: 2 Shaku 5 Sun 6 Bu (77.57cm)
Moto-Haba: 1 Sun 4 Bu (4.24cm)
Nakago: 5 Sun 9 Bu (17.88cm)

Ishii Kenji Family Possession
Shinogi-Tsukuri, Ihori-Mune, wide-blade, somewhat shallow Sori to elongated Chu-Kissaki.
Itame Hada that runs such that it is almost Masame. There is Ji-Nie.
Suguha hold Gunome Choji with Ashi mix within.
Sugu Ko-Maru Boshi that is almost Togari and where Hakikake is seen.
Ubu, rounded Haagari Kengyo Nakago has one Mekugi-ana and his famous boat-sail Mei.
     Tamba-no-Kami Yoshimichi





































Yoshimichi Sanshaku
Nagasa: 2 Shaku 8 Sun 9 Bu (87.6cm)

Seikado Bunko Bijutsu-Kan
Shinogi-Tsukuri, Ihori-Mune, wide-blade, shallow Sori to elongated Chu-Kissaki.
Itame Hada that runs such that it is almost Masame. There is Ji-Nie.
O-Notare of streaking and running Sunagashi Sudare Ba that is as large and demonstrative as its O-Katana Sugata. This is a late period work that shows the full development of the Sudare Hamon. Deep Nie and Nijuba.Widens in the upper.
Sudare Boshi of Sunagashi and Hakikake.
Rounded Haagari Kengyo Nakago has two Mekugi-ana. Boat-sail Mei.
     Tamba-no-Kami Yoshimichi


Tokyo National Museum Exhibition



























Tamba-no-Kami
Nagasa: 51.7cm or 17.1 Sun

SHINOGI-TSUKURI, IHORI-MUNE.
A fine example. A running and standing, wet ITAME HADA has Ji-Nie. MASAME is found in the SHINOGI-JI. Three swirls of NIOI and KO-NIE reach for the SHINOGI pulling SUDARE BA across the JI. The balance is full.
 TAMA "Jewels" in the KISSAKI where KO-NIE BOSHI is slightly KAEN to medium KAERI.
UBU NAKAGO has one Mekugi-ana.
TAMBA-no-KAMI YOSHIMICHI
































5th Tamba-no-Kami
Nagasa: 54.3cm
Nakago: 15.4cm

Strong running Ko-Itame Hada with Ji-Nie.
Tight Nioi and fine Ko-Nie show defined Sunagashi and Kinsuji outlining Hako, grouped Gunome with Tama and Mimigata
Ubu, one Mekugi-Ana.
Tamba-no-Kami Yoshimichi



Yamato-no-Kami
Yoshimichi
Nagasa: 2 Shaku 3 Sun 7 Bu (71.81cm)
Moto-Haba: 1 Sun (3.03cm)
Nakago: 6 Sun 6 Bu (20.44cm)

Yagi Masakazu Family Possession
Shinogi-Tsukuri, Ihori-Mune, shallow Sori, Chu-Kissaki.
Tightly knit Itame Hada.
Gunome Choji-Midare where Nie becomes Ara in the mid. Sunagashi and Kinsuji rise.
Notare-Komi Boshi to Togari-like Ko-Maru and abrupt Kaeri.
Ubu Nakago to small Kengyo Jiri and one Mekugi-ana. Signed broadly across the Shinogi.

     Yamato-no-Kami Yoshimichi




Yamato-no-Kami
Yamato-no-Kami Yoshimichi
Nagasa: 21 3/8" (54.25cm)
Moto-Haba: 1 1/8" (2.8cm)
Nakago: 6 7/8" (17.4cm)

Shinogi-Tsukuri, -Mune, shallow Sori to Chu-Kissaki.
Tight Ko-Itame Hada with Ji-Nie that is serene and wet.
O-Choji-Midare and Clustered Choji with Yo and Tobiyaki. Deep Nioi-Fukashi with Ashi-iri falling deep. Ji-Nie builds in the mid where Nie gathers in the troughs.
Hiro-width Sugu-Midare Boshi has Ko-Maru.
Kurijiri Suriage Nakago has three Mekugi-ana. Signed broadly.
     Yamato-no-Kami Yoshimichi





































Yamato-no-Kami Yoshimichi

Shinogi-Tsukuri, Ihori-Mune, deep curve to Chu-Kissaki.
Strongly standing Itame Hada has Ji-Nie.
Choji-Midare and Clustered Choji with Nioi-Ashi, Yo and Tobiyaki. In deep Nioi-Fukashi and fine Ko-Nie and Kinsuji.. Hamon quiets to the Kissaki.
Midare-Komi Boshi has Ko-Maru with short Kaeri.
Suriage Nakago with thr5ee Mekugi-ana.

Yamato-no-Kami Yoshimichi



Tamba-no-Kami and Yamato-no-Kami Gassaku
Nagasa: 13.4 Sun

Wide, Strong Sunnobi Wakizashi.
Ko-Itame Hada shows wet Ara and Ko Ji-Nie balanced through the upper and along the back.

Deep Nioi-Fukashi Gunome Choji Midare Ba in very fine Ko-Nie. Osaka Yakidashi.
Maru Boshi has long-fall Kaeri.

    Tamba-no-Kami Yoshimichi
    Yamato-bo-Kami Yoshimichi

     Tame Tomo-bito Tsukuru Kore
              "For Our friend...
                          We made this"



Tame Tomo-bito Tsukuru Kore