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HIGO ENJU School HIROMURA brings SHIKKAKE and RAI to HIGO. Finely worked KONE-TSUCHI "Mud" KO-MOKUME. ENJU famous for SHIRA-KERU "Turbid-white." This frothy off-white film clings in the grain and gives the appearance one might find in an aerial view of the open sea. SUGU KO-MIDARE, SUGU-KUZURE BA, SUGUHA with ASHI in NIE. BOSHI are KO-MARU. Can be NIJU. ________________________________________ YAMATO SENJUIN SHIGEMURA (MOKUSA Student) ____|___ HIROMURA BUN-O to SHO-O 1288 |______________________ ____|___ ___|____ KUNIMURA SHO-WA 1312 KUNITOKI KEN-JI 1275 |_______________ ____________ _____________ _________ __|______ ___|____ ___|____ ____|___ ____|___ KUNIYOSHI(1) KUNIYASU(1) KUNISUKE(1) KUNINOBU KUNITOKI(1) | KEM-MU 1334 | -KA-REKI 1326 - ___|___ BUN-PO 1317 | |_____________ KUNIIYE | _________ ___|____ ___|____ ________ | KUNITSUNA KUNISUKE(2) KUNIYASU(2) KUNIMASA O-AN 1368 | TEI-WA 1345 | - SHO-HEI 1346 - ________ | ___|____ KUNIYASU SHI-TOKU 1384 | KUNISUKE(3) KA-KEI 1387 ___|_____________ | ___|____ KUNIMOTO BUN DAYU | KUNISUKE(4) O-EI 1394 O-EI 1394 |_____________ _________________________________ _____________ __|______ ___|____ ___|____ | KUNIYOSHI KUNIMURA(2) EN-BUN 1356 KUNIKIYO | O-EI 1394 ___|____ ____________|____ | KUNIMURA(3) O-EI 1394 HIZEN JU TOKISUYE | ____________ __________________________ ___________________| ____|____ ____|___ ___|____ KUNITSUNA KUNIFUSA(1) KUNITOKI(2) |____________ ____________ SHO-HEI 1346 ____|____ ___|____ ___|____ ________ KUNITSUNA KUNIMASA(2) KUNIFUSA(2) KUNITOMO TEI-WA 1345 EI-TOKU 1381 - O-EI 1394 - ________ KUNITOMO BUN-AN 1444 HIROMURA SHO-O (f:SENJUIN SHIGEMURA,t: SHIKKAKE NORIHIRO): He studied under NORIHIRO before moving to YAMASHIRO for the hand of RAI KUNIYUKI's daughter. Both he and his son are considered founders of ENJU. His father was of MOKUSA School. He developed the unique ENJU HADA from his YAMATO and RAI background. KIKUCHI JU. SUGUHA with ASHI. Study RAI. Note: Earlier pieces may be YAMASHIRO. KUNIMURA(1) SHO-WA (f:HIROMURA): ENJU Co-founder. ENJUTARO came with his father to KIKUCHI. Worked to the KEM-MU. SHINOGI-TSUKURI, IHORI-MUNE Late-KAMAKURA TACHI SUGATA. Small, elongated KISSAKI. SHIRA-KERU KO-MOKUME evenly veiled in JI-NIE. SUGUHA with KO-ASHI forms lazy KO-MIDARE resembling RYOKAI or RAI KUNIMITSU. 2nd KUNIMURA line falls from KUNIYOSHI, the father. |
KUNITOKI(1) BUN-PO (f: KUNIMURA): KIKUCHI smith working to EN-GEN 1336, the beginning of the NAMBOKUCHO. KO-ITAME HADA thinly veiled of JI-NIE. SHIRA-KERU. KO-NIE DEKI SUGU with KO-ASHI or KO-MIDARE BA. BOSHI: SUGU with KO-MARU. KUNITOKI KUNITOKI(2) SHO-HEI (f: KUNIYOSHI 1): ENJU-SABURO. KIKUCHI family of smiths, or ENJU association. Second KUNITOKI is son of KUNIYOSHI. KO-MOKUME. Famous for long even pattern. SUGUHA KO-ASHI in excellent KO-NIE. KO-MIDARE. HOTSURE, ENJU style. KUNITOKI HISHU KIKUCHI JU KUNITOKI KUNIYASU KA-REKI (f: KUNIMURA): Running KO-ITAME with JI-NIE. SUGUHA with slight NOTARE. NOTARE or CHOJI-like rises may be seen. HOTSURE sweeps the HABUCHI. There may be ARA NIE-FUKASHI. MIDARE BOSHI joins an active and possibly deep-falling KAERI. EI-KYO finds SUE-ENJU KUNIYASU, a different man. KUNISUKE(1) KA-REKI (f: KUNIMURA): SHIRA-KERU KO-ITAME with JI-NIE veil. SUGATA resembles RAI. Appraisal point: Evenly running SHIRA-KERU KO-ITAME. KO-NIE CHU-SUGU NIOI-FUKASHI. SUGU KO-MARU BOSHI. Tokubeetsu Juyo Kunisuke KUNISUKE(2) SHO-HEI (f: KUNIYASU 1): ENJU. There are TACHI and TANTO. Running ITAME in JI-NIE. SHIRA-KERU. HOSO and CHU-SUGUHA patterns with KO-ASHI. Line may expand to NOTARE BA where falling KO-ASHI may pull GUNOME-like shapes in the line. BOSHI may be wide to KO-MARU or perhaps "swept" and possibly NIJU. Simple HORIMONO of SU-KEN or GOMABASHI. KUNINOBU KA-REKI (t: KUNIMURA): KIKUCHI. SHIRA-KERU KO-ITAME veiled in JI-NIE. KO-NIE DEKI SUGU with KO-ASHI or KO-GUNOME. KO-MARU BOSHI. KUNIIYE KEM-MU: Even-grained KO-ITAME SHIRA-KERU. KO-NIE SUGUHA to KO-MARU BOSHI. Also: KUNIIYE in TEI-JI and SHI-TOKU. KUNIYOSHI(1) KEM-MU (f: KUNIMURA): KIKUCHI. SUE-KAMAKURA SUGATA of elongated KISSAKI and thick-backed, curveless or UCHIZORI 9.5 SUN TANTO. Evenly running SHIRA-KE ITAME. HOSO-SUGUHA with ASHI, CHU-SUGU to KO-GUNOME with ASHI or having slight NOTARE with KO-ASHI inNIE-FUKASHI. BOSHI: SUGU with KO-MARU. KUNIYOSHI(2) O-EI (f: KUNIYOSHI 1): GOROZAEMON. SHIRA-KE ITAME. MIDARE-SUGUHA of ASHI in NIE. Definer: O-EI. YUKIKUNI SHO-HEI: HIGO ENJU. Evenly set SHIRA-KERU KO-ITAME. KO-NIE DEKI SUGUHA of slight NOTARE. BOSHI: SUGU KO-MARU. |
KUNITOMO TEI-WA: SAEMONnoJO. JI-NIE veiled KO-ITAME. Clear NIE-UTSURI over SHIRA-KE.KO-NIE FUKASHI of slight NOTARE. KUNITSUNA SHO-HEI: SAEMONnoJO. Running SHIRA-KE KO-ITAME.KO-NIE DEKI SUGU-NOTARE KO-MIDARE with KINSUJI in the line. HISHU-no-KUNI KUNITSUNA HISHU KIKUCHI JU SAEMONnoJO KUNITSUNA KUNITSUNA(2) EI-TOKU: ENJU style of father. KO-NIE KO-MIDARE BA with HATARAKI. HISHU KIKUCHI JU KUNITSUNA ARIKUNI O-AN: ENJU. His O-EI descendants appear in HIGO, HIZEN and BUNGO. SUGU and KO-GUNOME on evenly running ITAME. KUNIKIYO SHO-HEI (f: KUNIYOSHI): ENJU. Even SHIRA-KERU KO-ITAME. KO-NIE SUGU that stretches even and smooth. KUNIMASA(1) O-AN: ENJU. KIKUCHI. Even SHIRA-KERU ITAME. KO-NIE DEKI SUGUHA. SUGU with a slight NOTARE to GUNOME ASHI. KUNIMASA(2) O-EI (f: KUNITSUNA): ENJU. O-EI GUNOME HA of KO-NIE. KUNIFUSA(1) EI-WA (f: KUNIYOSHI, t: KUNITSUNA): Running KO-ITAME HADA with JI-NIE. SUGUHA and KO-GUNOME MIDARE. KIKUCHHI JU KUNIFUSA KUNIFUSA(2) O-EI: Running KO-ITAME with JI-NIE. O-EI SUGU GUNOME. HISHU KIKUCHI JU KUNIFUSA KUNINAGA SHI-TOKU: ENJU. SUGUHA, KO-MIDARE HA. _________ KUNIIYE: KO-ITAME SHIRA-KERU. KUNITSUGU(1) KEM-MU 1334 KO-NIE DEKI SUGUHA. KO-MARU. ____|____ KUNIIYE(1) KEM-MU 1334 KUNITSUGU(2) SHO-HEI 1346 ___|___ ____|____ KUNIIYE(2) TEI-JI 1362 KUNITSUGU(3) KEN-TOKU 1370 ___|___ (f: KUNINOBU) ____|____ KUNIIYE(3) SHI-TOKU 1384 KUNITSUGU(4) O-EI 1394 _________ KUNITSUGU School: White steel KO-ITAME. KUNITSUGU MEI-O 1492 KO-NIE DEKI CHU-SUGU with slight NOTARE. |
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