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The Eight DO
SANYODO - The Eight Roads of KOTO
BINGO MIHARA               MASAIYE TEN-PYO 729
                                      Founding Ancestor 

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Ko-Mihara is Kamakura to Nambokucho times. They are direct from Ichimonji -and the Mihara
Kokubunji smiths.
- Each province had a Kokubunji, a temple group with township. TheKokubunji system had been set up under the Emperor. Each had one for women, Ama, and one for men. It was a special  system - and the people associated, were special people.

Ko-Mihara were "Emperor-side" smiths - as opposeed to "Government-side" or Samurai side. They supported the Emperor, just as Nambokucho Bizen smiths Unjo, Unji and Unju were supporters of the Emperor.

Ko-Mihara is conservative. They remained conservative, specifically against the on-slot of the fancy Ichimonji Hamon-types having been produced down the road in Fukuoka Bizen. Conservative was winning out in the later Kamakura over the earlier, mid-period Ichimonji fancy styles.

The original Sanyodo influence is Yamato, then Yamashiro styles.The high-ridge in Mihara School tells of keeping tradition. 

Sukemura comes from Ichimonji lines and brings Bizen sword-making skill.

So we see fine Bizen-like swords with conservative Suguha and raised SHINOGI ridges. 

Ko-Mihara are excellent swords - exhibiting true master-piece quality. Hense Ko-Mihara have always been hearlded and revered works. 

Ko-Mihara are considered world-class, especially because of their conservative nature.


                         _________ ________      ________________
                         SADACHIKA SADAHIRA      HOKKE SHIGETOSHI
_______________________  
ICHIMONJI NOBUSANE Line    
_____________|____
KOKUBUNJI SUKEMURA KO-AN 1278                KOKUBUNJI TAKAMITSU
_____________|____                           KOKUBUNJI MUNEYUKI
KOKUBUNJI SUKEKUNI(1) GEN-KYO 1321           KOKUBUNJI MUNENAGA
   __________|____________ __________ __________________ 
__|____  - brothers - ____|____  ____|____    __________|____
MASAIYE(1)            MASAMITSU  YUKIYOSHI(1) ICHIJO KANEYUKI
  | MIHARA Restorer              YUKIYOSHI
  | * The Root of All Trees *
  |______________ ______________ _________________________ _____
__|____       ___|____       ___|___             _________|__   |
MASAIYE(2)    SUKEKUNI(2)    MORIIYE(1)          HOKKE ICHIJO   |
MASAIYE(3)    KUNIMASA                         See ASHIDA HOKKE |
MASAIYE(4)    _________                           ICHIJO School |
MASAIYE(5)    MUNETSUNA                                         |
   _________________________ _______________ ___________________|
__|______  - brothers -  ___|____        ___|_____  ________    |
MASACHIKA                MASAHIRO(1)     MASASHIGE  MASUMORI    |
  |  KINASHI in O-EI        |______________________             |
  |_____________         ___|____               ___|____        |
__|______    ___|____    MASASADA (MASAMUNE 2)  MASAHIRO(2)     |
MASACHIKA    MASAZANE                                           |
                |__________________________________             |
      __________|____                  ____________|____        |
      EI-KYO MASAZANE (f: KUNIMASA)    ONOMICHI SADAKUNI        |
             MASAZANE                                           |
                |_______________________________                |
             ___|____                ___________|___            |
             MASAZANE                TOMO JU SADAIYE            |
   ___________________ __________ ___________ __________________|
__|____ -brothers- ___|____   ___|____    ___|____  
MASAIYE            MASAKIYO   MASAKUNI    MASAKIYO(1) 
  |___________                MASAYOSHI   MASAKIYO(2) 
__|_____   ___|____ 
MASANOBU   MASAHIRO          
SADATSUGU                 
(see TOMO School)

BINGO MIHARA
                                      MASAIYE TEN-PYO 729
                                      Founding Ancestor 


KO-MIHARA: TORIIZORI with raised SHINOGI and wide SHINOGI-JI. 
MOKUME with MASAME. O-HADA. SUGUHA with ASHI or KO-GUNOME with YO.
                         _________ ________      ________________
                         SADACHIKA SADAHIRA      HOKKE SHIGETOSHI 
_______________________   - EI-NIN 1293 -         NIN-PYO 1151
ICHIMONJI NOBUSANE Line    
_____________|____
KOKUBUNJI SUKEMURA KO-AN 1278                KOKUBUNJI TAKAMITSU 
_____________|____                           KOKUBUNJI MUNEYUKI 
KOKUBUNJI SUKEKUNI(1) GEN-KYO 1321           KOKUBUNJI MUNENAGA  
   __________|__________________ ____________   SHO-KEI 1332
__|____     - brothers -    ____|____    ____|____
MASAIYE(1) TOKU-JI 1306     MASAMITSU    YUKIYOSHI(1) KO-EI 1342
  | (t: KARAKAWA TAMETO)    KO-EI 1342   ____|____    
  | MIHARA Restorer                      YUKIYOSHI MEI-TOKU 1390
  | * The Root of All Trees *
  |_________________________ _________________________ _________
__|____                  ___|____                  ___|___      |
MASAIYE(2) TEI-WA 1345   SUKEKUNI(2) KA-KEI 1387   MORIIYE(1)   |
__|____                  ___|____                  TEI-WA 1345  |
MASAIYE(3) TEI-JI 1362   KUNIMASA O-EI 1394                     |
__|____                  _________                              |
MASAIYE(4) EI-WA 1375    MUNETSUNA                              |
__|____                  EI-WA 137                              |
MASAIYE(5) O-EI 1394                                            |
   _________________________ __________________________ ________|
__|______  - brothers -  ___|____                   ___|_____   |
MASACHIKA O-AN 1368      MASAHIRO(1) TEI-JI 1362    MASASHIGE   |
  |  KINASHI in O-EI        |_____________________  TEI-JI 1362 |
  |                      ___|____              ___|____         |
  |   KINASHI School     MASASADA TEI-JI 1362  MASAHIRO(2)      |
  |_____________        (MASAMUNE 2)           O-EI 1394        |
__|______    ___|____             ________                      |
MASACHIKA    MASAZANE O-EI 1394   MASUMORI O-EI 1394            |
KAI in O-EI     |__________________________________             |
      __________|____                  ____________|____        |
      EI-KYO MASAZANE (f: KUNIMASA)    ONOMICHI SADAKUNI        |
             ___|____                                           |
             MASAZANE BUN-AN 1444                               |
                |_______________________________                |
             ___|____                ___________|___            |
             MASAZANE BUN-MEI 1469   TOMO JU SADAIYE            |
   ___________________ _________________ _______________________|
__|____ -brothers- ___|____          ___|____                   |
MASAIYE            MASAKIYO          MASAKUNI TEI-JI 1362       |
  | TEI-WA 1345    O-AN 1368         ___|_____  (f: MASAHIRO)   |
  |_________________________         MASAYOSHI O-EI 1394        |
__|_____                 ___|____           ____________________|
MASANOBU MEI-TOKU 1390   MASAHIRO       ___|____
__|______                EI-TOKU 1381   MASAKIYO(1) TEI-JI 1362  
SADATSUGU O-AN 1368                     ___|____  
(see TOMO School)                       MASAKIYO(2) SHI-TOKU 1384 

BINGO KO-MIHARA
SUKEKUNI(1) GEN-KYO (f: BIZEN SUKEMURA): Father of MIHARA MASAIYE.
           Work associated to the local KOKUBUNJI village group 
           from TOKU-JI 1306 to KEM-MU 1334. The KOKUBUNJI was a 
           system of provincial temples set up by Emperor SHOMU.
           Each had a monastery for BONZEs and a convent for AMA. 
           The attendant village in each province was called 
           KOKUBUNJI. Made late KAMAKURA-style TACHI. JI-NIE on 
           running SHIRA-KE (whitish) ITAME HADA. KO-NIE SUGUHA, 
           KO-MIDARE and CHOJI BA with SUNAGASHI. Expected BOSHI 
           is large round SUGU pulling to KO-MARU and long KAERI.
    MEI: SUKEKUNI
         SUKEKUNI SAKU
         KOKUBUNJI SUKEKUNI
         BINGO-no-KUNI YASUTOMO-GORI TOJO SUKEKUNI
         BISHU-no-KUNI KOKUBUNJI JUNIN SUKEKUNI SAKU
         BINGO-no-KUNI YASUTOMO TOJO JU UKON SUKEKUNI SAKU

SUKEKUNI(2) EI-WA (f: MIHARA MASAIYE): KOKUBUNJI. Running ITAME
        with JI-NIE. SUGU KO-MIDARE BA with ASHI and YO.
    MEI: SUKEKUNI

YUKIYOSHI(1)KO-EI (t:KOKUBUNJI SUKEKUNI): KO-ITAME. HIRO or 
        CHU-SUGUHA, GUNOME-MIDARE or GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE BA.
        2nd to ICHIJO MIHARA, TEI-JI 1362.
    MEI: BINGO-no-KUNI JU YUKIYOSHI SAKU
         BINGO-no-KUNI JU YASUHISA-SHO YUKIYOSHI SAKU

CHIKATSUGU BUN-WA: KO-MOKUME. SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE.
    MEI: BINGO MIHARA JU CHIKATSUGU

TAKAMITSU TEI-JI: KOKUBUNJI. ITAME MOKUME. SUGUHA, GUNOME-MIDARE.
    MEI: BISHU JU TAKAMITSU SAKU


MIHARA Restorer
MASAIYE(1) TOKU-JI (f: SUKEKUNI, t: BIZEN KARAKAWA TAMETO): MASA 
        form: SHO "Correct." Originally from BIZEN. KOSHIZORI 
        with raisedSHINOGI, the BINGO mark.KO-ITAME HADA is 
        veiled in JI-NIE. KO-NIE in NIOI-FUKASHI CHU-SUGU
        KO-MIDARE BA with ASHI and YO shows KINSUJI. ASAKI-NOTARE
        BOSHI with TOGARI. Note: 1st carved thin stroked MEI with
        grass-style MASA.
    MEI: MASAIYE
         MASAIYE SAKU

MASAIYE(2) TEI-WA (f: MASAIYE): UEMONnoJO. White SHIRA-KE 
        KO-ITAME HADA. CHU-SUGU width of shallow NOTARE-MIDARE
        with ASHI and YO. 2nd carved KAISHO (square or print-
        style) MASA.
    MEI: MASAIYE
         BISHU JU MASAIYE SAKU
         BINGO-no-KUNI JU UEMONnoJO MASAIYE SAKU

BINGO KO-MIHARA
MASAIYE(3) TEI-JI (f: UEMONnoJO): SAEMONnoJO. Work from TEI-JI  
           to EI-WA 1375. SHIRA-KE Whitish KO-ITAME HADA. Medium 
           KO-NOTARE MIDARE BA with ASHI and YO. 
    MEI: MASAIYE
         BISHU JU MASAIYE SAKU
         BISHU JU SAEMONnoJO MASAIYE SAKU

MASAIYE(4) EI-WA: HYOGOSUKE. This time is also called the TEN-JU. 
           KO-ITAME HADA. NOTARE-MIDARE BA with ASHI and YO.
    MEI: BISHU JU MASAIYE
         HYOGOSUKE FUJIWARA MASAIYE

MASAIYE(5) O-EI: SABEInoJO. Work appears forward of O-EI. ITAME
        with MASA on the HA. JI-NIE. NIOI-DEKI SUGU KO-GUNOME in
        KO-NIE. SABEInoJO noted for excellence.
    MEI: BISHU JU MASAIYE
         BINGO-no-KUNI JU MASAIYE
         BISHU JU SABEInoJO MASAIYE SAKU

MASACHIKA O-AN (br: MASAHIRO): KO-MIHARA. Then transferred to
        KINASHI in O-EI. SUGUHA with ASHI and GUNOME HA.
    MEI: BISHU JU MASACHIKA

MASACHIKA O-EI (f: O-AN MASACHIKA): KINASHI JU. Moved to KAI. 
           ITAME HADA. SUGU KO-MIDARE BA.
    MEI: BISHU JU MASACHIKA

MASAZANE O-EI (f: MASACHIKA): SUGUHA and KO-MIDARE BA with ASHI.
    MEI: BINGO-no-KUNI MIHARA JU
         BINGO-no-KUNI MIHARA JU MASAZANE

MASAZANE EI-KYO (f: KUNIMASA - from KOKUBUNJI SUKEKUNI 2): ITAME
        with JI-NIE of MASAIYE style. SUGU KO-MIDARE. 
        Note: BUN-GI MASAZANE  moved to KAI but his line returns 
        to finish KOTO in TEN-MON and TEN-SHO.
    MEI: BISHU JU MASAZANE

MASAHIRO(1) TEI-JI (f: MASAIYE): SAEMONnoJO. Starts in KA-REKI.
        SHIRA-KERU KO-ITAME HADA with JI-NIE. NIE ASAKI-NOTARE
        KO-MIDARE BA with ASHI and YO. GUNOME-CHOJI KO-MIDARE.
        SUNAGASHI. Smooth SUGU BOSHI to KO-MARU, deep KAERI.
        Later JI-DAI to KAI.
    MEI: MASAHIRO SAKU
         BISHU JU MASAHIRO
         BISHU JU SAEMONnoJO MASAHIRO TSUKURU

MASAHIRO(2) O-EI: ONOMICHI JU. NIE-DEKI SUGU KO-NOTARE MIDARE BA
        with ASHI and YO. 
    MEI: MASAHIRO SAKU
         BISHU JU MASAHIRO SAKU
         BINGO-no-KUNI JU MASAHIRO

BINGO KO-MIHARA
MASASHIGE TEI-JI (f: MASAIYE 1): SUGUHA and KO-MIDARE BA.
    MEI: BISHU JU MASASHIGE

MASAKUNI TEI-JI (f: MASAHIRO, t: MASAIYE): KINASHI. ITAME. SUGUHA.
    MEI: BISHU MASAKUNI
         BINGO JU MASAKUNI
         BISHU MIHARA JU MASAKUNI
         
MASAIYE TEI-WA (t: MIHARA MASAIYE 1): KO-MIHARA. MASA form: SEI
        "Administration." Refined SHIRA-KE ITAME with MASAME. 
            SUGUHA and KO-GUNOME HA with ASHI.
    MEI: BISHU JU MASAIYE
         BISHU JU SAKYO-no-SUKE MASAIYE

MASANOBU MEI-TOKU (f: MASAIYE): Father of O-AN SADATSUGU, who
        transferred to TOMO in O-EI. MOKUME with JI-NIE. HOSO-
        SUGU KO-GUNOME with KO-ASHI. KINSUJI is found.

MASAKIYO O-AN (br: MASAIYE): SAEMONnoJO. KO-MIHARA. SHIRA-KE 
        ITAME with MASAME. SUGUHA and KO-NOTARE KO-GUNOME with
        ASHI. Small signature.

  ***************
_________
KANEMITSU BUN-WA: ASHIDA KANEMISU, see ICHIJO School
                   _________ __________
                   NOBUTSUGU CHIKATSUGU
                      - BUN-WA 1352 -
                   _______          
                   TADAIYE EN-BUN 1356      
               _________  _________________ 
               HIDETSUGU  MORIYAMA ARIYOSHI 
                    - O-AN 1368 -           
_________       _________     _______ 
HISATSUGU       NAGAMITSU     NOBUIYE 
EI-TOKU 1381    KO-O 1389     O-EI 1394    
   ________ _________ ________ ________    
   ARITOSHI HARUMITSU HIDEKAGE HIROMASA    
__________      - O-EI 1394 -           ________ 
SHIGETSUNE         _________________    MASAKAGE 
SHO-CHO 1428       KINASHI MASAYOSHI    BUN-MEI 1469 
                        KO-SHO 1455   
_______                     ________ _______ _________ _________
MASAOKI(1) BUN-MEI 1469     MUNENAGA NORIIYE KUNIYOSHI MORITOSHI
___|___                              - BUN-MEI 1469 - 
MASAOKI(2) TAI-EI 1521         ________   
___|___                        SUKEYASU CHO-KYO 1487  
MASAOKI(3) TEN-SHO 1573

TADAIYE EN-BUN (f: AYANOKOJI TADAYOSHI): TOGORO. From YAMASHIRO.
        KO-MOKUME. NOTARE-MIDARE BA.
    MEI: ABURANOKOJI TADAIYE
         BINGO MIHARA JU TADAIYE

HIDETSUGU O-AN: MOKUME. CHU or HIRO-SUGUHA, GUNOME-MIDARE.

HISATSUGU EI-TOKU: ITAME: MOKUME. SUGUHA, MIDARE, GUNOME-MIDARE.

ARIYOSHI KA-KEI: MOKUME. SUGUHA.

NOBUIYE O-EI: ITAME. SUGUHA, GUNOME-MIDARE and CHOJI-MIDARE.

SUKEYASU CHO-KYO: SUGUHA, GUNOME, GUNOME-MIDARE and CHOJI-MIDARE.

NORIIYE BUN-MEI: MOKUME with MASAME. SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE.

MASAOKI(1) BUN-MEI: KINASHI MIHARA. SUGU HOTSURE KO-GUNOME HA.

MASAOKI(2) TAI-EI: SUGU HOTSURE BA, GUNOME-MIDARE. Deep KAERI.

MASAOKI(3) TEN-SHO: SUGU HOTSURE and GUNOME HA.
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