KANEWAKA EI-SHO 1504 (f: KANEMORI, grf: YUKIMITSU): JIROZAEMON-no-JO. TSUJIMURA YOMOSUKE. SEKI. An advocate of SHIZU style. Moved and worked for time at INUYAMA Castle in OWARI. There are varying assertions: That he was the father of KAGA JINROKU KANEWAKA who referenced his father by using the TSUJIMURA and TSUJIMURA YOMOSUKE in his MEI. Certainly, YOMOSUKE was the synonymous KANEWAKA name. That JINROKU moved to KANAZAWA to start the KAGA KANEWAKA line. Another says his son was the father JINROKU. The castle at KANAZAWA was built by MAEDA TOSHIIYE after 1583. Probably, the SHINTO KANEWAKA branch begins then. See SHINTO KAGA. JIROZAEMON's attributable work period is TEN-MON. Tight NIOI-GUCHI GUNOME-MIDARE BA undulates. FUSHI Knots. KANEWAKA
KANEWAKA(2) TEN-MON (f: KANEWAKA): SHIROUEMON. Possibly father of JINROKU, the Founder of the KAGA YOMOSUKE KANEWAKA Line at KANAZAWA, KAGA Province and therefore, his teacher. KANEWAKA NOSHU SEKI JU KANEWAKA SAKU
KANEWAKA(3) EI-ROKU 1558: SEKI smith in the style of the time. KANEWAKA
YUKIMITSU EI-SHO: SANAMI. NOSHU JUNIN YUKIMITSU
YUKIMITSU TEN-MON: SANAMI School smith. NOSHU SEKI JU YUKIMITSU
KANETOMO O-EI (f: MITSUYOSHI): Moved from NAOE. TOKURO. He may have been the teacher, SENA. ITAME with MASAME. His will be KO-NIE SUGU lines of KO-GUNOME or SHIRAKE KOSHI-HIRAKI GUNOME OEI/NAOE mix styles. KANETOMO
KUNISHIGE SHI-TOKU: SANAMIGORO. SANAMI. Lived in NAOE. KUNISHIGE
KANEMORO BUN-AN: SEKI JU. GUNOME-MIDARE BA and NOTARE. WAZAMONO. KANEMORO
KANETOMO HO-TOKU 1449 (f: KANEYUKI): Second son. SANAMI. GENSHICHI. KANEIYE School man, allowed the name KANETOMO. Made balanced and fine SUGATA. ITAME HADA runs with MASAME having clear JINIE. KO-NIE DEKI GUNOME-MIDARE has SUNAGASHI and KINSUJI in the style of the NAOE SHIZU. KANETOMO
KANETOMO TAI-EI 1521: SANAMI Group. Alternate MEI: SAN-I GOTARO SAKU. Working TAI-EI 1521 to TEN-MON 1532. Made NAMBOKU style swords, some have thought to make as NAMBOKU fakes, in SHINOGI-TSUKURI, IHORI-MUNE O-KISSAKI of shallow curve. Running ITAME with MASAME has JINIE. Billowing patterns of O-GUNOME and TOGARI mix. JIZO BOSHI expected, with TOGARI head. KANETOMO SAN-I GOTARO SAKU
KANETOMO TEN-MON 1532: SANAMI man. gained IZUMI-no-KAMI title. Made elongated KISSAKI, SENGOKU SUGATA. Standing ITAME with MASAME runs. NIOI DEKI with KONIE KO-MIDARE and KO-GUNOME BA. Wide BOSHI to YAKIZUME. KANETOMO IZUMI-no-KAMI KANETOMO
KAMETOMO EI-ROKU: SANAMI MAN. work from EI-ROKU 1558 into the TEN-SHO period. After 1583, he was attached to FUKUSHIMA MASANORI and moved to work at the castle seat at KIYOSU in OWARI. SUE-SEKI style in strongly standing and running ITAME with MASAME. Tight NIOI-GUCHI GUNOME-MIDARE patterns. JIZO BOSHI. Became a MYOJU student, received HIGO-no-KAMI title and his sword making style from this time is seen to blossom forth. It is noted that he followed MASANORI to AKI, moving to HIROSHIMA, GEISHU. However, MASANORI came into control of HIROSHIMA castle in 1600, which would seem to make KANETOMO an old man. KANETOMO
KANENAGA OEI (f: KANENORI): SEKI. SANAMI Group. Eldest son of KANENORI. ROKU-DAYU. Priest name: DOKEI. Work from the OEI to KA-KICHI 1441. There is an extant record of NOSHU JUNIN KANENAGA SAKU -with date of: OEI ROKU-NEN GO GATSU HI - 1400. Long career. KANENAGA
KANENAGA BUN-MEI: SEKI SANAMI Group. He made SHINOGI-TSUKURI, IHORI-MUNE swords with elongated CHU-KISSAKI. Standing ITAME HADA is running with MASAME. There is SHIRAKE-UTSURI. KO-NIE DEKI GUNOME-MIDARE and NOTARE-MIDARE BA. WAZAMONO rated. KANENAGA
KANEIYE(3) EI-SHO (f: KANENAGA): Both 2nd and 3rd KANEIYE left their ZENJO seat for temporary stays with the SANAMI.
KANEKUNI(1st SANAMI) EI-KYO (f: KANENORI(1): KUNI form: KOKU. MATASHIRO. Buddhist name: HOMYO DOAMI. Work from late OEI to BUN-AN 1444. Signature note: His KUNI character is drawn out long. Made SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE BA. KANEKUNI
KANEKUNI KO-SHO 1455: SANAMI Group. SEIJIRO. Work from KO-SHO to BUN-MEI 1469. Gently undulating lines of KO-MIDARE of GUNOME-MIDARE BA has SUNAGASHI. KANEKUNI
KANEKUNI EI-SHO: JINHACHIRO. Buddhist name: HOMYO DOGEN. SANAMI Group. Starts in MEI-O 1492. ASAKI-NOTARE lines of GUNOME-MIDARE in a constant drive to exemplify the great work of SANAMI founder, KANENORI. KANEKUNI
KANEKUNI TEN-MON From MINO then HIRAMA, making swords at MIKIOKAWA-SO. SUGUHA and HIRO-SUGU KO-MIDARE BA and NOTARE-MIDARE BA. Well-done NIOI- GUCHI. KANEKUNI NOSHU JU KANEKUNI SAKU NOSHU SEKI JU KANEKUNI - OITE BANSHU SAKU KORE
KUNIYUKI TEN-MON 1532: Father is listed as MATASHIRO KANEKUNI, KUNI form: KOKU. However, the dates are strained. KUNIYUKI NOSHU SEKI JU KUNIYUKI
KANETAKA(1) TEN-MON 1532 (f: KANEKUNI(4): SANAMI KAJI in KANEKUNI style. KANETAKA NOSHU SEKI JU KANETAKA
KANETAKA(2) TEN-SHO 1573 (f: KANETAKA): SANAMI Group. ITAME HADA runs with MASAME KO-NIE DEKI SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE BA. KANETAKA
KANEKUNI KANE-SHO 1460: KUNI form: HO "Country". SEKI JU. KANEKUNI
KANEKUNI MEI-O 1492 (f: KANEKUNI, grf: KANENORI): KUNI form: HO "Country". SEKI. MATASHIRO. KANEKUNI
KANEKUNI EI-SHO 1504: KUNI form: HO "Country". SANAMI at SEKI JU. KANEKUNI NOSHU SEKI JU KANEKUNI SAKU
KUNIYUKI TEN-MON 1532 (f: KANEKUNI "HO" KUNI): SANAMI. KUNIYUKI
KUNISHIGE EI-ROKU 1558 (f: SANAMI KUNIYUKI): KANESHIGE
KANETANI BUN-AN 1444 (f: KANENORI): SANAMI smith. MINO SEKI JU KANETANI SAKU ___________________________________ KANEIYE(2) KO-SHO 1455 (f: KANENORI): IYE form: KA "House". Work from late OEI to CHO-ROKU 1457. MIDARE and GUNOME-MIDARE BA. 1st generation OEI KANEIYE is ZENJO man. See ZENJO. KANEIYE
SANAMI KANETSUNE Group - See also KANETSUNE NARA Group KANETSUNE KA-KICHI 1441 (f: KANEIYE, grf: KANENORI): FUKUZAEMON. SANAMI smith. HOSO-SUGUHA in KO-NIE. KANETSUNE NOSHU JU KANETSUNE
KANETSUNE BUN-MEI: Work from KAN-SHO 1460 to the BUN-MEI. Made raised SHINOGI-TAKA, YAMATO style, with elongated CHU-KISSAKI. Running ITAME/MASAME HADA. He seems to have found an interest in OEI style where we see ITAME KO-MOKUME mix with OEI mark: BO-UTSURI. HAMONs may be HOSO-SUGUHA or SUGU KOMIDARE. Then we see OEI BIZEN style GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE BA, which are many. KANETSUNE NOSHU SEKI JU KANETSUNE Made a head-chopper with the inscription: TENNARI KANETSUNE
KANEMINE MEI-O 1492 (t: KANETSUNE): Chasing BIZEN style GUNOME-CHOJI BA.
KANEOTO(1) BUN-MEI 1469: SEKI smith. ROKUZAEMON and UEMON. Buddhist name HOMYO DOKEI. Son of the eldest daughter of SANAMI KANENORI. Got married in the last year of OEI. Work stretches from KA-KICHI 1441 to MEI-O 1492. Made a sword with KANEMOTO. This has set several tongues to say they may have been the same man. Wide, SAKIZORI blades with raised SHINOGI-TAKA. ITAME runs with MASAME and strongly standing SHIRAKE-UTSURI is found. KO-NIE DEKI CHU-SUGUHA and KO-MIDARE BA. CHU-width YAKIBA. BOSHI is HAKIKAKE KOMARU and JIZO. RYO-WAZAMONO rated. KANEOTO KANEOTO - KANEMOTO NOSHU SEKI JU ROKUZAEMON-no-JO KANEOTO SAKU NOSHU SEKI JU (U)EMON-no-JO KANEOTO NEN SHICHI-JU YOTSU - MEI-O YONEN NI GATSU HI
KANECHIKA EI-ROKU (f: KANESUKE): SEKI JU. WAZAMONO. NOSHU SEKI NO JU KANECHIKA
KANEOTO(2) TAI-EI 1521 (t: KANEKUNI): HIKOSHIRO. Buddhist name: HOMYO DOSO. Student of SANAMI KANEKUNI (KUNI = HO). SANAMI at SEKI.
Kanetaka
Dambira - with Kurikara Dragon
and Hachiman Dai Bosatsu carving
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