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The Eight DO
SAIKAIDO - The Eight Roads of KOTO
BUNGO SUE-TAKADA: 
                      Shallow SORI with raised SHINOGI. Strongly
          made MOKUME or KO-MOKUME marked by O-HADA. SUGU-GUNOME
        O-MIDARE that is YAKI-KUZURE or HIRO-SUGU KUZURE BA with
        YO. Possibly grouped O-CHOJI MIDARE. BOSHI: KO-MARU.

                             Significant Names: NAGAMORI
_______________                                 SHIZUMORI
TOMOYUKI School                                 SHIZUNORI
__|______                                       SHIZUSADA
SHIGEYUKI O-AN 1368                             SHIZUTOYO
__|_____                                             ________
NAGAMORI(1) Transitor SHI-TOKU 1384 to O-EI 1394     YUKINOBU  
  |______________________________________________      O-EI 1394
__|_____                                      ___|____        
SADAMORI EI-KYO 1429                          NAGAMORI(2)  
  |      _____________________ __________________| CHO-ROKU 1457
  |  ___|____              ___|____           ___|____        
  |  NAGAYUKI MEI-O 1492   SADAMORI(1)        NAGAMORI(3) 
  |     |______________    EI-SHO 1504           | EI-SHO 1504
  |  ___|____       ___|____                  ___|____       
  |  NAGAYUKI       HARUMORI(1) EI-SHO 1504   SADAMORI(2)    
  |  TEN-MON 1532   ___|____                      TEN-MON 1532
  |                 HARUMORI(2) TEN-MON 1532
__|_____ 
NAGAMORI HO-TOKU 1449
  |____________ _________ ______________________ 
__|______   ___|____  ___|____              ____|____
MORISHIGE   HARUMORI  HISAMORI BUN-AN 1444  SHIZUMORI O-NIN 1467
  | -KA-KICHI 1441-   ___|____              ____|____  
  |                   HISAMORI MEI-O 1492   SHIZUMORI EI-SHO 1504
  | _________                   ________________|____  
  | SHIZUYUKI(1) TEN-MON 1532   HIRAOKAKIBE SHIZUYUKI(2) 
  |_______________________                    TEN-SHO 1573
__|______               __|_____                  
MORISHIGE BUN-MEI 1469  KAGEMORI(1) KAN-SHO 1460
__|______                 | 
MORISHIGE EI-SHO 1504     |  
  |__________             |_________________________
__|______ ___|____      __|______                 __|_____
MORISHIGE KAGEMORI(3)   SHIZUTAKA(1) MEI-O 1492   KAGEMORI(2)
 - TEN-MON 1532 -         |      to TEN-MON 1532      MEI-O 1492
   _______________________|__________________________
__|______  -brothers-   __|______                  __|______    
SHIZUKAGE TEN-MON 1532  KATSUMORI EI-ROKU 1558     SHIZUTAKA(2) 
__|_____                __|_____       ________     BUN-ROKU 1592
SHIZUNAO                MASAMORI       KAGEMORI(4) 
 TEN-SHO 1573            TEN-SHO 1573   GEN-KI 1570

YUKINOBU O-EI: SUGU KO-GUNOME HA.

NAGAMORI(1) SHI-TOKU (f: SHIGEYUKI): His work is seen in O-EI as
        well. A keeper of traditions. In running ITAME. SUGUHA
        and NOTARE-GUNOME HA.

NAGAMORI(2) CHO-ROKU: SUGUHA. HORIMONO. Look for thin-lined MEI.
        BUNGO SUE-TAKADA School

NAGAMORI(3) EI-SHO: HIRA-TAKADA. Noted as the highest skilled of
        the HIRA-TAKADA smiths. Thought to have first signed
        YOSHIMORI and MOTOSUKE. There is a conflicting study of
        date and signature that casts doubts. JI-NIE covers 
        standing "Turbid-white" SHIRA-KERU ITAME that runs. 
        Strong BO-UTSURI. KO-NIE SUGU, NOTARE or GUNOME-CHOJI
        with KO-ASHI. KURIKARA "Dragon in a Frame" HORIMONO.

SADAMORI(2) TEN-MON (f: NAGAMORI): HIRA-TAKADA. HIKOSUKE. Shallow
        with elongated KISSAKI. ITAME with MASAME. KO-NIE SUGU
        GUNOME HA with ASHI. (1st SHIZUMORI O-NIN 1467)    

NAGAYUKI MEI-O: MOKUME with MASAME. GUNOME in NOTARE line.

HARUMORI(1) EI-SHO (f: NAGAYUKI): NAGAMORI School. Running ITAME.
        KO-NIE SUGUHA and NOTARE BA. 2nd: TEN-MON 1532.

HARUMORI(1) BUN-GI: HIRA-TAKADA. SUGUHA and GUNOME with KO-ASHI 
        in NOTARE like line. 2nd in EI-ROKU 1558.

NAGAMORI HO-TOKU: Running MOKUME. ASAKI-NOTARE GUNOME KO-MIDARE.

HISAMORI BUN-AN (t: NAGAMORI): SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE.

MORISHIGE KA-KICHI (t: NAGAMORI): SUGUHA and GUNOME patterns.

KAGEMORI KAN-SHO (f: MORISHIGE): From EI-KYO. SUGU and GUNOME HA.

KAGEMORI TEN-MON (f: MORISHIGE): BUNJIRO and TAROZAEMON. 
        GUNOME-CHOJI BA.

SHIZUTAKA(1) MEI-O (f: KAGEMORI): HIRA-TAKADA. Tightly defined
        NIOI calls SUGU KO-MIDARE or KO-GUNOME MIDARE having 
        strong KOSHIBA. HIRO-SUGU GUNOME HA with YO. BOSHI is
        MIDARE with TSUKI-AGE KAERI.

KATSUMORI EI-ROKU (br: SHIZUKAGE): HIRA-TAKADA. SUGU KO-GUNOME or
        varied GUNOME patterns.

MASAMORI TEN-SHO (f: KATSUMORI): Made SUGUHA and GUNOME HA.

SHIZUMORI MEI-O: Under HO-TOKU NAGAMORI. Starts in O-NIN 1467. A
        confusion of dates arise as SHIZUMORI is the noted source
        of the SHIZU name passed among the SUE-TAKADA. It is said
        it was conferred by OTOMO YOSHISHIZU (who became SORIN, 
        the OTOMO marshaler of KYUSHU). However, his birth in 
        1530 prevents his being a provider of name before that 
        time. SUGU KO-MIDARE in tightly defined NIOI. Second man
        marks EI-SHO 1504 to TEN-MON 1532.

MORIKAGE EI-SHO: SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE HA.

SHIZUYUKI(1) TEN-MON: GUNOME-MIDARE in NOTARE BA.

BUNGO SUE-TAKADA School
_______
MORIIYE O-EI 1394
____|__
MORIIYE KA-KICHI 1441
____|__
MORIIYE BUN-GI 1501
____|__
MORIIYE EI-SHO 1504

MORIIYE O-EI: TAKADA. MOKUME HADA. SUGUHA, NOTARE BA and 
        GUNOME-CHOJI BA.

MORIIYE BUN-GI: SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE.

_______                             _______
IYEMORI(1) MEI-O 1492               IYEMORI TEN-MON 1532
___|___                              HIRA-TAKADA. SUGU KUZURE BA
IYEMORI(2) TAI-EI 1521               with ASHI and GUNOME-MIDARE.
___|___                              Two-character MEI is usual.
IYEMORI(3) KO-JI 1555

IYEMORI(1) MEI-O: ITAME. SUGU KO-MIDARE and GUNOME-MIDARE HA.

________
KAGENAGA EI-KYO 1429
___|____
KAGENAGA KYO-ROKU 1528
___|____
KAGENAGA EI-ROKU 1558

KAGENAGA EI-KYO: Running ITAME with MASAME. SUGUHA and 
        GUNOME-MIDARE HA.
_________                _________      ________
MORISHIZU SHO-CHO 1428   SHIZUNAGA(1)   NAGAMORI(1) KO-SHO 1455
____|____                ____|____      ___|____    
MORISHIZU BUN-AN 1444    SHIZUNAGA(2)   NAGAMORI(2) BUN-GI 1501
____|____                 EI-ROKU 1558  ___|____
MORISHIZU BUN-MEI 1469                  NAGAMORI(3) TEN-MON 1532
    |______________________             ___|_____
____|____              ____|____        SHIZUNAGA(3) TEN-SHO 1573
SHIZUMORI EI-SHO 1504  SHIZUTOKI

MORISHIZU SHO-CHO: HIRA-TAKADA. SUGU, KO-MIDARE and SUGU-NOTARE.

NAGAMORI(1) KO-SHO: MOKUME with MASAME. SUGU KO-MIDARE, GUNOME
        patterns within NOTARE shaped line.
_______             
NAOMORI(1) O-NIN 1467   
___|___    
NAOMORI(2) TEN-MON 1532      
                    
NAOMORI(1) O-NIN: Work starts in KYO-TOKU 1452. SHIRA-KE running
           ITAME with MASAME HADA. KO-NIE SUGUHA and KO-MIDARE
           where HOTSURE flags running SUNAGASHI. 

BUNGO SUE-TAKADA School
_______                                      
MORIIYE(1) O-NIN 1467                        
   |____________ _________ _________         
___|___      ___|____  ___|____  ___|____    
MORIIYE(2)   MORISADA  SADAMORI  SADAMORI    
BUN-GI 1501   - EI-SHO 1504 -    BUN-MEI 1469

MORISADA(1) EI-SHO (f: MORIIYE): HIRA-TAKADA. Work from BUN-MEI.

MORISADA(2) TEN-MON: HIRA-TAKADA. KO-NIE DEKI ASAKI-NOTARE holds
        GUNOME-MIDARE.

SADAMORI EI-SHO: Work to TAI-EI 1521. MOKUME with MASAME. SUGUHA
        with ASHI and GUNOME-MIDARE HA.

SADAMORI BUN-MEI: MOKUME with MASAME. SUGUHA and GUNOME.

YUKIMITSU O-NIN: MOKUME with MASAME. SUGUHA and GUNOME HA.

_________
MORITSUNE(1) KYO-ROKU 1528
____|____
MORITSUNE(2) EI-ROKU 1558

MORITSUNE(2) EI-ROKU: HIRA-TAKADA. SHIRA-KE ITAME with MASAME. 
           KO-NIE on defined NIOI GUNOME that resides in NOTARE.

________
FUSAMORI(1) MEI-O 1492     
___|____                   FUSAMORI: HIRA-TAKADA stylists
FUSAMORI(2) TEN-MON 1532  
   |________________________  
___|_____  - brothers -  ___|____
SHIZUNOBU EI-ROKU 1558   TOYOMASA TEN-SHO 1573
________                  Descendants work in SHINTO
TOYOMORI EI-ROKU 1558

_________
MORISHIGE(1) BUN-MEI 1469
____|____
MORISHIGE(2) MEI-O 1492

MORISHIGE: From CHIKUZEN. 1st: BUNGO-no-KUNI JU MINAMOTO 
                          2nd: HOSHU TAKADA JU MINAMOTO
________
MORIMASA BUN-GI 1501: KONGOBYOE smith from CHIKUZEN. ITAME HADA.
        SUGUHA with HOTSURE. SOTOBA NAKAGO. See CHIKUZEN.

_________
YOSHIYUKI EI-SHO 1504: SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE HA.
_________
YOSHIMORI(1) TEN-MON 1532    YOSHIMORI: HIRA-TAKADA stylists.
____|____
YOSHIMORI(2) GEN-KI 1570

BUNGO SUE-TAKADA School
_________
SHIZUNARI TEN-MON 1532

SHIZUNARI TEN-MON: HIRA-TAKADA. HIRO-SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE HA.

_________                   _________                
SHIZUNORI(1) TEN-MON 1532   SHIZUSADA(1) KO-JI 1555  
____|____                   ____|____                
SHIZUNORI(2) EI-ROKU 1558   SHIZUSADA(2) TEN-MON 1532

SHIZUNORI(1) TEN-MON: Strongly made KO-MOKUME with O-HADA. MASAME
        in the SHINOGI-JI. HAMON: MIDARE KO-TOGARI KO-MIDARE, 
        KAKU and CHOJI BA with YO in NIE and NIOI-FUKASHI. 
        KINSUJI and SUNAGASHI. Deep KAERI.   

SHIZUNORI(2) EI-ROKU: Work through TEN-SHO 1573. KO-MIDARE GUNOME
        CHOJI BA, SUGUHA with ASHI. GUNOME with valleys.

SHIZUSADA TEN-MON: HIRA-TAKADA. SUGUHA, NOTARE line of GUNOME HA.

SHIZUSADA(1) KO-JI: HIRA-TAKADA. SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE HA.

SHIZUTOYO TEN-SHO:  HIRA-TAKADA. HIRO-SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE in
        defined NIOI.

SHIGEAKI TEN-MON: HIRA-TAKADA. Moved in later life (EI-ROKU 1558)
        to HYUGA.

AKIMORI TEN-MON: Said to be a later signature of NAGAMORI. SUGUHA
        and GUNOME HA.

AKITADA TEN-MON: KO-ITAME. SUGUHA and GUNOME HA, GUNOME O-MIDARE
        or HITATSURA BA.
_______
AKIYUKI(1) KO-JI 1555
___|___
AKIYUKI(2) EI-ROKU 1558
___|___
AKIYUKI(3) TEN-SHO 1573

AKIYUKI(1) KO-JI: TAKADA HA. CHU-SUGUHA with ASHI, GUNOME HA.
_______
AKITOYO EI-ROKU 1558: KO-ITAME. SUGUHA with ASHI, KO-MIDARE BA,
        GUNOME-MIDARE or HITATSURA.
________
AKISHIGE EI-ROKU 1558: ITAME HADA. SUGU KO-MIDARE, GUNOME-MIDARE.
_______
AKINARI EI-ROKU 1558: ITAME. SUGU KO-MIDARE and GUNOME-MIDARE HA.

________
NAGAYUKI(1) EI-ROKU 1558: TAKADA. KO-ITAME with thin JI-NIE veil.
        SUGUHA and tightly defined NIOI GUNOME-MIDARE with YO.
        Line is uneven. BOSHI: Long falling KAERI. Descendants 
        work in SHINTO.

BUNGO SUE-TAKADA School
_________                    _________                
SHIZUKIYO EI-SHO 1504        MORITSUGU(1)MEI-O 1492  
____|____                    ____|____                
SHIZUKIYO TEN-SHO 1573       MORITSUGU(2) TEN-MON 1532

_________                        ________                
MORITSUGU TAI-EI 1521            MORITAKA(1) EI-SHO 1504 
____|____                        ___|____                
SHIZUSUKE TEN-MON 1532           MORITAKA(2) TEN-SHO 1573
________                               _________                
SADAYUKI(1) TEN-MON 1532               SHIZUTANE(1) TEN-MON 1532
___|____                               ____|____       
SADAYUKI(2) TEN-SHO 1573               SHIZUTANE(2) EI-ROKU 1558

SADAYUKI(1) TEN-MON: HIRA-TAKADA. Running SHIRA-KE ITAME that 
        stands. KO-NIE and NIOI DEKI SUGU KO-GUNOME HA.

_________
SHIZUHISA EI-ROKU 1558

SHIZUHISA EI-ROKU: Also IYO. HIRA-TAKADA. First signed MORINAWA.
        Posthumous name is RENSUKE. Longish 9 SUN HIRA-TSUKURI
        TANTO. SHIRA-KE ITAME with MASAME HADA. KO-NIE GUNOME-
        MIDARE. "KURIKARA in a Frame" Dragon HORIMONO.
________
TAKATOYO TEN-SHO 1573: HIRA-TAKADA. KO-ITAME shows MASAME in the
        SHINOGI. KO-NIE NOTARE-MIDARE and GUNOME-CHOJI BA.

_________                      _________        
SHIZUHIDE(1) TEN-MON 1532      SHIZUTADA(1) TEN-MON 1532
____|____                      ____|____   
SHIZUHIDE(2) EI-ROKU 1558      SHIZUTADA(2) TEN-SHO 1573
____|____               
SHIZUHIDE(3) TEN-SHO 1573  

SHIZUTADA: HIRA-TAKADA. GUNOME, NOTARE and KO-CHOJI patterns.

SHIZUHIDE EI-ROKU: FUJIWARA TAKADA. ASAKI-NOTARE line of GUNOME-
        MIDARE within.

NORISHIGE EI-ROKU: FUJIWARA TAKADA. MOKUME with MASAME. SUGUHA
        and GUNOME.
________
MUNEYUKI(1) TEN-SHO 1573: FUJIWARA TAKADA. His MUNE said a gift
        of the OTOMO. An honor, as it is YOSHIMUNE's, the DAIMYO
        of TEN-SHO BUNGO. Made SUGUHA. His descendants work in 
        SHINTO. 
________
MUNEKAGE BUN-ROKU 1592: Another who enjoyed the gift of his 
        master's name, the MUNE of OTOMO YOSHIMUNE. ITAME HADA
        with MASAME shows JI-NIE. Tightly defined NIOI HIRO-
        SUGUHA is KO-MIDARE with ASHI and YO. GUNOME-MIDARE HA.
        MUNEKAGE is considered the outstanding artist among his
        late HIRA-TAKADA peers. Descendants in SHINTO.

BUNGO SUE-TAKADA School
________             
TOMOMORI TEN-SHO 1573      TOMOMORI TEN-SHO: HIRA-TAKADA.
___|____                              SUGUHA and GUNOME HA.
SHIZUOKA TEN-SHO 1573

O-EI 1394         KA-KICHI 1441  ________ _________ _EN-TOKU 1489
___|___           ___|____  ____|____ ___|________|____ ___|____
MORIHIDE          NAGAHIRO  MORISHIGE MORIYUKI MORIMITSU SHIZUIYE
                            

BUN-MEI 1469__ _________        MEI-O 1492_____ __________
____|____  ___|____  ___|____   __|______  ____|____  ____|____
SHIZUNORI  MORIHISA  MORISADA   MORISHIGE  SHIZUTAKA  SHIZUKATA

________  _______  _________
SHIZUTEI  MORIIYE  MORIMITSU BUN-GI 1501


EI-SHO 1504_ ________ _________ ________ ________ _________
___|____ ___|____ ___|____ ____|____ ___|____ ___|____ ____|_____
MORIYASU MORITAKA MORIMUNE MORISHIGE MORIKUNI MORITADA SHIZUSHIGE

________                  ________ _________ ________
MORIFUSA KYO-ROKU 1528    MORIHISA SHIZUYASU MORITANE TAI-EI 1521


TEN-MON 1532_ _________ _____ ____ _____ _____ _____ ____
___|____  ___|____  ___|____ | ___|____ | ____|____ | ___|____
SHIGEAKI  MORIZANE  MORIHARU | MORINAGA | MORITSUGU | MORISADA 
                         ____|____   ___|____    ___|____
                         MORIMICHI   MORITOMO    MORIMOTO 

KO-JI 1555____ _________ ________ ________ ________
____|____ ____|____ ____|____ ___|____ ___|____ ___|____
SHIZUNARI MORIYOSHI MORITSUNA MORINORI MORINOBU SUYEMORI 


EI-ROKU 1558
    |_________ ___________ _____ _____ ___________ _________
____|____ ____|____  _____|____ | ____|_____  ____|____  ___|____
SHIZUMOTO SHIZUHIRO  SHIZUTSUGU | SHIZUMITSU  SHIZUHISA  MORIHIRO 
                             ___|____
                             MORIMASA                 GEN-KI 1570
                                                   _________|
TEN-SHO 1573                                 _____|____  ___|____
    |______ ____ _____ ____ _____            SHIZUTSUGU  MORINOBU  
____|_____ | ___|____ | ___|____ |____ _____ ____ ______ _____
SHIZUTSUGU | MORIFUSA | MORINAGA | ___|____ | ___|____  |  ___|__
        ___|____  ____|____      | MORIKATA | MORIKAGE  |  MORITO
        MORINAGA  SHIZUNAGA  ____|____  ____|____       |
                             SHIZUTARU  MORISHIZU       |
                                             ___________|
                                        ____|____   ____|____
                                        MORISHIGE   SHIZUNAGA 


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