BITCHU - Primary KO-AOE: MORITSUGU School - YAMASHIRO roots
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YASUTSUGU Founder HO-AN 112O          "The Ten Sons of Moritsugu"
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MORITSUGU NIN-AN 1166                   TAMETSUGU SHO-GEN 1207    
    |__________ ________                TSUNEZANE SHO-GEN 1207     
____|_____ ____|___ ____|____           YASUTSUGU KEN-RYAKU 1211  
TSUNETSUGU TSUGUIYE SADATSUGU           SANETSUGU KEN-RYAKU 1211  
 - SHO-GEN GOBAN KAJI 1207 -            KANETSUGU KEN-RYAKU 1211  
    Always considered the               IYETSUGU  SHO-KYU 1219   
three BITCHU main-line smiths           TOSHITSUGU KEN-RYAKU 1211

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- Three way split in flowing river/////

     Three Way Fork in the River
TSUNETSUGU - HOSO-width YAKIBA. SAKA KO-ASHI KO-CHOJI MIDARE BA
TSUGUIYE   - Wide YAKIBA. Deep, complex inner-pattern
SADATSUGU  - CHU-SUGUHA - KO-ASHI and KO-CHOJI builds in lower


MORITSUGU School:
YASUTSUGU Founder HO-AN 1120             
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MORITSUGU NIN-AN 1166 "Ten Sons"
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TSUNETSUGU(1) SHOGEN GOBAN KAJI   YASUTSUGU SANETSUGU TAMETSUGU |
YASUTSUGU                                   YOSHIZANE TAMENORI  |
SANETSUGU     ~First Fork~                         YORITSUGU |
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TSUGUIYE SHOGEN GOBAN KAJI                                      |
    |____________ ____________ ________ _________               |
____|_____   ____|_____ ______|___ ____|____ ____|____ ________ |
TOSHITSUGU   TSUGUYOSHI TSUGUTOSHI TSUGUTANE TSUGUTADA TSUGUNAO |
YUKITSUGU                          SANENOBU  MASATSUGU MOROHISA |
SUKETSUGU     ~Second Fork~                                  |
SHIGETSUGU                                                      |
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SADATSUGU SHOGEN GOBAN KAJI                  TSUNEZANE          |
    |________ _________ ________             SUKETSUGU          |
____|___ ____|____ ____|____ ___|_____                          |
IYETSUGU YUKITSUGU NOBUTSUGU KANETSUGU                          |
IYEHISA                      ARITSUGU                           |
NOBUTSUGU                    KANETSUGU                          |
HISATSUGU(1)  ~Third Fork~                 ______________ ___|
HISATSUGU(2)                             ____|____      ____|____
HISATSUGU(3)                             NOBUTSUGU      NARITSUGU
                                         YOSHITSUGU(1)  HISATSUGU
                                         IYETSUNA       KUNITSUGU
                                                        HIROTSUGU

                                                 - Students -

MORITSUGU School: 
YASUTSUGU Founder HO-AN 1120   
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MORITSUGU NIN-AN 1166 - "Ten Sons"
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TSUNETSUGU(1)        YASUTSUGU        SANETSUGU KEN-RYAKU 1211  |
   | SHO-GEN 1207    KEN-RYAKU 1211   ____|____                 |
   |                                  YOSHIZANE TEI-O 1222      |
   |________________ ______________________                     |
___|______       ___|_____             ____|____                |
TSUNETSUGU(2)    YASUTSUGU             SANETSUGU                |
KEN-RYAKU 1211      | TEM-PUKU 1233    KEN-RYAKU 1211           |
    ________________|                                           |
___|______       ___|_____                                      |
TSUNETSUGU(3)    YASUTSUGU                                      |
      - KEN-CHO 1249 -                                          |
      ____________________________________ _____________________|
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TAMETSUGU(1) SHO-GEN 1207             TSUNEZANE SHO-GEN 1207    |
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_____|___      ____|___               SUKETSUGU SHO-KYU 1219    |
TAMETSUGU(2)   TAMENORI HO-JI 1247                              |
KAN-GEN 1243  _____|___                                         |
              YORITSUGU KO-CHO 1261                             |
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NOBUTSUGU KEN-PO 1213      NARITSUGU KEN-PO 1213        TOTSUGU    
____|_____                     |_____________________  TEI-O 1222
YOSHITSUGU(1) KEN-CHO 1249 ____|____             ____|____             
    |_____________         KUNITSUGU HO-JI 1247  HISATSUGU             
____|_____     ___|____    ____|____             KAN-GEN 1243        
YOSHITSUGU(2)  IYETSUNA    HIROTSUGU       _________             
    - KO-AN 1278 -         KO-AN 1278      MORITOSHI GEN-NIN 1224




YASUTSUGU HO-AN: KO-AOE Founder. ITAME. CHU-SUGUHA, MIDARE-TOGARI
        and SAKA-MIDARE BA. Following smiths: SHO-JI 1199, 
        KEN-RYAKU 1211 and KA-TEI 1235.
    MEI: YASUTSUGU

MORITSUGU (f: YASUTSUGU): This is the dean of BITCHU KAMAKURA. 
        The GOBAN smiths were among his sons. SUGATA style of 
        this line changes from early to mid KAMAKURA. Wide body
        IKUBI-KISSAKI TACHI. Standing KO-ITAME. JI-NIE and 
        CHIKEI. SUMI-HADA. CHU-SUGU KO-MIDARE in KO-NIE with ASHI
        and YO or SAKA CHOJI-MIDARE HA with ASHI and SUNAGASHI.
        BOSHI: Slight ASAKI-NOTARE HAKIKAKE with O-MARU.
    MEI: MORITSUGU

TAMETSUGU(1) SHO-GEN "Ten Sons" (f: MORITSUGU): Narrow TACHI with
        strong FUNBARI. MONOUCHI straightens. KO-ITAME MOKUME 
        with JI-NIE. CHIJI-MEN "Bunched" HADA. SUGU KO-MIDARE
        where the HABUCHI is deep but YAKIBA held low. ASHI of 
        different size throughout. Robust KO-NIE DEKI KO-CHOJI 
        MIDARE. MIDARE-BOSHI KO-MARU. TAMETSUGU(2) See CHU-AOE
    MEI: TAMETSUGU

TAMENORI HO-JI (f: TAMETSUGU): From JO-EI 1232 to HO-JI 1247.
    MEI: TAMENORI

SUKETSUGU SHO-KYU (f: TSUNEZANE): ITAME. KO-CHOJI KO-MIDARE BA.
    MEI: SUKETSUGU

NARITSUGU KEN-PO (t: MORITSUGU): MOKUME. HIRO-SUGUHA, SAKA-MIDARE.
    MEI: NARITSUGU 

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TSUGUNOBU SHO-GEN 1207
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YASUHIRO KEN-PO 1213

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KUNIHIDE TEI-O 1222     
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YASUTSUGU KEN-RYAKU 1211


YASUHIRO KEN-PO: JI-NIE on dappled KO-MOKUME HADA. KO-NIE SUGUHA 
          with ASHI and YO.
    MEI: YASUHIRO

TSUGUNOBU SHO-GEN: NOBU form: EN "Extend."Deeply curved, strong
          KOSHIZORI, KO-KISSAKITACHIwith FUNBARI. KO-MOKUME. 
          JI-NIE on CHIJI-MEN "Bunched" HADA (pattern unique to 
          the AOE) KO-NIE DEKI HOSO-SUGU KO-MIDARE with KINSUJI.
    MEI: TSUGUNOBU