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The Eight DO
SANINDO - The Eight Roads of KOTO		 




HOKI Listens to BIZEN in the KAMAKURA 
                ______________________________________
                BIZEN MUNETAKA SHO-KYU 1219 GOBAN KAJI
     _____________________|
____|___              ____|____          ________
MORINORI KAN-KI 1229  MITSUSUKE          TAMEMORI 
____|_____             BUN-RYAKU 1234     TEM-PUKU 1233
SHIGETOSHI BUN-O 1260         
____|____                
SHIGENAGA SHO-O 1288     
____|____                
SHIGEMORI GEN-O 1319                 
_____________________
BIZEN SABURO KUNIMUNE School 
 __________|__              
 HOKI KUNIMUNE KO-AN 1278   
___________|__           
BIZEN MASAMUNE SHO-O 1288
>From BIZEN to KOGAMO

KUNIMUNE KO-AN (t: SABURO KUNIMUNE, f: BIZEN MOTOSHIGE): 
      KOGAMO JU. Late KAMAKURA KOSHIZORI, CHU-KISSAKI TACHI 
      SUGATA.
      Standing ITAME HADA. 
      Generally even height KO-MIDARE BA with SAKA-ASHI in 
      NIE. 
      Note: The HIRAGANA "U" is found in the right side of 
      his KUNI character, - differing from that 
      of his teacher.
  MEI: KUNIMUNE
       HAKUSHU KUNIMUNE
       HOKI-no-KUNI JU KUNIMUNE
       KOEDA-GORI KOGAMO JU KUNIMUNE NYUDO (late MEI)
 Tokubetsu Juyo Hoki Kunimune 

MASAMUNE SHO-O (t: KUNIMUNE): SANEMUNE descendant from 
      BIZEN, BUN-EI 1264. Came and studied with 
      HOKI KUNIMUNE. 
  MEI: MASAMUNE
       KUNIMUNE NYUDO MASAMUNE

ARIKUNI TEI-JI 1362
________
KAGEKUNI TEI-JI 1362
   |____________
___|_____   ____|_____
SHIGEKUNI   MITSUSHIGE (became HOKI MOTOSHIGE)
O-EI 1394   EN-BUN 1356

KAGEKUNI TEI-JI: SANEKAGE School in KAGA. 
      SOSHU/FUJISHIMA RAI, HOKURIKU call, turned toward the 
      MOTOSHIGE, SODEN influences of always favored flavors 
      of BIZEN imports to HOKI.
   HAKUSHU HINOHARA JU KAGEKUNI
   HOKInoKUNI HINOHARA JU KAGEKUNI
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CHOGI Also called NAGAYOSHI EI-WA 1375   
(2nd BIZEN CHOGI) First signed NAGAKIYO or CHOSEI. See BIZEN
    MEI: HAKUSHU JU CHOGI
         HOKI-no-KUNI JU CHOGI
Hoki Kunimune - Juyo Bunkazai

Hoki Kunimune
Nagasa: 2 Shaku 6 Sun (79cm)
Sori: 1 Sin 8 Rin (3.3cm)
Moto-haba: 9 Bu 9 Rin  (3cm)
Saki-haba: 5 Bu 6 Rin (1.7cm)
Kissaki-naga: 7 Bu 9 Rin (2.4cm)
Nakago: 7 Sun 6 Rin (21.4cm)

Shinogi-tsukuri, Ihori-mune, strongly Koshizori Funbari Tachi with Ko-Kissaki.
Itame-Hada has JiNie and Chikei.
Deep Nioi-Fukashi and Ko-Nie Ko-Midare Nijuba has Tobi-yaki and Yo. There is much Ashi and Kinsuji to expose the striating Niju drama. 
Sugu Ko-Maru Boshi is defined.
Ubu, one Mekugi-ana, of multiple mounts.
Signed in the upper:
         Kunimune

HOKI HINOHARA MOTOSHIGE School
             -three brothers- 
                                  ______________________
                                 (BIZEN MOTOSHIGE School)
     _________________ _____________________|  
____|____         ____|____             ____|____               
NARICHIKA         CHIKANORI O-AN 1368   MOTOSHIGE(1) (MITSUSHIGE)
    | O-AN 1368   ____|____             ____|____    TEI-JI 1362
    |             MITSUNOBU O-EI 1394   MOTOSHIGE(2) 
    |____________________ ________      O-EI 1394  
____|____             ___|____ ___|____
MITSUMASA O-EI 1394   TOKIZANE NAOYOSHI
____|____               - O-EI 1394 -
MITSUSUKE SHO-CHO 1428
____|____
MITSUSUKE CHO-KYO 1487


MOTOSHIGE(1) TEI-JI (t: BIZEN MOTOSHIGE): Possible son of 
        KAGEKUNI. Said to be MOTOMITSU and also MITSUSHIGE, 
        possibly son of KAGEKUNI, SANEKAGE school. BIZEN 
        MOTOSHIGE is of the SODEN BIZEN SADAMUNE school line. 
        This may be KAGEKUNI's son, enamored of BIZEN MOTOSHIGE.
        and following the established BIZEN path to HOKI. Work 
        through the O-AN 1368 period. SANEKAGE school is SOSHU
        rooted, NORISHIGE, MATSUKAWA JI-GANE, changing with the
        RAI influx of KAGA FUJISHIMA. He studies with BIZEN 
        MOTOSHIGE, one of SOSHU SADAMUNE's three students and 
        changes his name to that of his master, creating the 
        brand for his HOKI, O-EI students.
     HAKUSHU HARA JU MOTOSHIGE
     HAKUSHU IBARA JU MOTOSHIGE

MOTOSHIGE(2) O-EI: Noted from TOGARI BA.
     HAKUSHU IBARA JU MOTOSHIGE

CHIKANORI O-AN (t: MOTOSHIGE 1): Said to be MOTOSHIGE's brother.
        NORI form: HAN "pattern". Also signed with the normal,
        SOKU form of NORI. 

NARICHIKA O-AN (br: MOTOSHIGE): Some say, son of HOKI MOTOSHIGE.
        MOKUME with MASAME. SUGUHA and NIE-DEKI KO-MIDARE BA with
        SAKA-ASHI.
    MEI: HAKUSHU JU NARICHIKA

MITSUMASA O-EI (f: NARICHIKA): Work from O-AN 1368. MOKUME with
        MASAME has JI-NIE. SUGUHA and KO-GUNOME HA.
    MEI: MITSUMASA

MITSUNOBU O-EI (f: CHIKANORI): Work from O-AN 1368.
    MEI: HAKUSHU OHARA JU MITSUNOBU

MITSUSUKE SHO-CHO (f: MITSUMASA): From O-EI 1394. 
    MEI: MITSUSUKE

MITSUSUKE CHO-KYO 1487
    MEI: HAKUSHU HINOHARA JU MITSUSUKE


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SANEMORI O-EI: KO-MIDARE BA with ASHI-IRI.
    MEI: HAKUSHU OHARA SANEMORI
________
SANEMORI CHO-ROKU 1457
    MEI: HAKUSHU OHARA JU SANEMORI
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KANEYOSHI O-EI 1394
    MEI: HOKI-no-KUNI JU KANEYOSHI SAKU
         HAKUSHU KUNI NOBUGUCHI JU KANEYOSHI SAKU
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KORESHIGE O-EI 1394
     HAKUSHU JU KORESHIGE

MOROKAGE KAN-SHO 1460
          ITAME HADA. MIDARE BA with ASHI on a gentle undulation.
     HAKUSHU IWAMI  JU MOROKAGE 
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