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BIZEN
BIZEN SHOCHU ICHIMONJI
SUE-KAMAKURA Period of SHO-CHU 1324 finds ICHIMONJI style
centered at IWATO-SHO. The classic founder is YOSHIOKA SUKEYOSHI
student YOSHIUJI, the obscurely named son of YOSHIIYE, the JITO
"Lord of the Manner" at IWATO SHO. The group is called IWATO
ICHIMONJI or SHO-CHU ICHIMONJI, interchangeably. Descendants
embrace OSAFUNE style through the NAMBOKUCHO and O-EI.
Technical: SUGATA - Blades encountered will be thin. Wide TACHI.
Shallow curvature. Longish medium KISSAKI.
HADA - Rough or coarse for ICHIMONJI. Has been
compared to RAI HADA, where patching of rough
HADA or inner steel shows through. MOKUME,
ITAME mix with O-HADA.
HAMON - CHU-width KO-CHOJI, SUGU KO-CHOJI BA in NIOI.
BOSHI - KO-MIDARE.
NAKAGO - ICHI as a leader to long signatures.
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YOSHIIYE "Lord of the Manner" at IWATO SUKEIYE GEN-KYO 1321
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YOSHIUJI(1) SUKEMORI MUNEUJI KA-REKI 1326
| GEN-KO 1331 GEN-KO 1331 _________
| TOSHIYUKI KEM-MU 1334
|________________________ _______________________ ___________
___|_____ ___|_____ ___|_____ |
YOSHIKAGE TEI-WA 1345 YOSHISADA SHO-CHU 1324 YOSHIHISA |
___|____ ___|_____ EI-WA 1375 |
YOSHIUJI(2) TEI-JI 1362 YOSHIHISA O-EI 1394 |
__________________________ ____________ ____________________|
___|______ ___|_____ ___|_____
YOSHITOSHI EI-WA 1375 YOSHIMORI YOSHIMORI(1) O-AN 1368
___|______ TEI-WA 1345 ___|_____
YOSHICHIKA KO-RYAKU 1379 YOSHIMORI(2) O-EI 1394
_________________________ _________
IWATA ICHIMONJI YOSHITOMO SHO-KEI 1332 YOSHINOBU KEM-MU 1334
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OSAFUNE YOSHITOMO KA-KEI 1387
BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHITOMO - Also BUN-MEI 1469 OSAFUNE
YOSHITOMO (t: IWATA YOSHIMITSU): EN-BUN 1356.
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YOSHINAO TEI-WA 1345 YUKIUJI EI-WA 1375
_________ _______ __________
YOSHIMUNE TEI-JI 1362 IYEMORI YOSHITSUNE
- O-EI 1394 -
SUKEIYE GEN-KYO: From EI-NIN 1293 to GEN-KYO 1321. IWATO-SHO JU.
KO-MIDARE with ASHI-IRI.
MEI: SUKEIYE
BIZEN IWATO-SHO SUKEIYE
MUNEUJI KA-REKI: IWATO JU. KO-MIDARE BA of KO-ASHI that tends to
SAKA.
MEI: MUNEUJI
SHOCHU ICHIMONJI
TOSHIYUKI KEM-MU: Work from GEN-TOKU 1329. From BITCHU. MOKUME.
SUGUHA with ASHI, KO-GUNOME and KO-CHOJI MIDARE BA.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE JU IWANO TOSHIYUKI
YOSHIIYE GEN-TOKU: WAKI-GORI IWATO SHO JITO Lord of the Manor of
Peaceful Harmony at IWATO. One reference lists him the
father of YOSHIUJI. Standing ITAME HADA shows JI-NIE and
strongly dappled UTSURI. NIOI CHU-SUGU KO-MIDARE with
ASHI. The figures tend to lean - SAKA. BOSHI is NIJUBA
style to KO-MARU. Large MEI in thin strokes.
MEI: ICHI BISHU IWATO-SHO JITO MINAMOTO YOSHIIYE SAKU
ICHI BISHU IWATO-SHO JITO SAEMONnoJO MINAMOTO YOSHIIYE
IWATO Founder
YOSHIUJI(1) GEN-KO (t: YOSHIOKA SUKEYOSHI): SABEInoJO. ITAME HADA.
OBUSA CHOJI with ASHI and CHOJI-MIDARE BA.
MEI: BISHU IWANA JUNIN SABEInoJO YOSHIUJI
BIZEN-no-KUNI IWATO JU MINAMOTO YOSHIUJI
BISHU IWANA-SHO JU JITO MINAMOTO YOSHIUJI
ICHI BISHU IWATO-SHO JITO MINAMOTO YOSHIUJI
YOSHIKAGE TEI-WA (f: YOSHIUJI 1): ITAME HADA. GUNOME-MIDARE HA to
KO-CHOJI MIDARE BA. O-EI YOSHIKAGE to OSAFUNE.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE JU YOSHIKAGE
BIZEN-no-KUNI JU MINAMOTO YOSHIKAGE
YOSHIUJI(2) TEI-JI (f: YOSHIKAGE, grf: YOSHIUJI): IWATO KAJI meld
into OSAFUNE.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIUJI
BISHU OSAFUNE JU YOSHIUJI
YOSHISADA SHO-CHU (f: YOSHIUJI): KO-CHOJI BA.
MEI: BIZEN-no-KUNI JU YOSHISADA SAKU
BISHU IWATO-SHO JU YOSHISADA SAKU
YOSHITOSHI EI-WA (f: YOSHIUJI): ITAME. KO-MIDARE of GUNOME-MIDARE.
Another YOSHITOSHI of TEI-JI 1362, son of YOSHIUJI from
IWATO, is listed as working "later" in IZUMO. There were
probably not two YOSHITOSHI sons.
MEI: MINAMOTO YOSHITOSHI
BISHU OSAFUNE JU YOSHITOSHI
IZUMO: UNSHU JU YOSHITOSHI
YOSHINOBU KEM-MU: Descendants to OSAFUNE in TEI-JI 1362 and O-EI
1394.
YOSHIMUNE TEI-JI: ITAME HADA. NIOI KO-CHOJI MIDARE BA.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIMUNE
YOSHIMORI TEI-WA: From RYAKU-O 1338. YOSHIUJI School.
MEI: MINAMOTO YOSHIMORI
BISHU IWATO JU MINAMOTO YOSHIMORI
SHOCHU ICHIMONJI
YOSHIMORI(1) O-AN (f: YOSHIUJI): MOKUME HADA. KO-MIDARE BA and
KO-CHOJI MIDARE BA with ASHI.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIMORI
YOSHIMORI(2) O-EI (f: YOSHIMORI, grf: YOSHIUJI): An O-EI smith
makes O-EI style GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE BA.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIMORI
YOSHINAO TEI-WA: To O-EI 1394. Son of YOSHISADA, grf was
FUKUOKA YOSHIMOCHI. KO-CHOJI MIDARE BA.
YUKIUJI EI-WA: From EI-WA 1375 to MEI-TOKU 1390. SHOCHU ICHIMONJI
descendant. ITAME HADA. KO-CHOJI MIDARE BA.
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YUKIUJI
BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU YUKIUJI
YOSHITSUNE O-EI: SHOCHU descendant. SUGUHA and GUNOME-CHOJI BA.
MEI: MINAMOTO YOSHITSUNE
IYEMORI O-EI: MORI form: SEI "Prosperous" SHOCHU descendant.
MOKUME. GUNOME-CHOJI BA.
MEI: UEMONnoJO IYEMORI (E: KEI "Kindness")
BISHU OSAFUNE MINAMOTO IYEMORI
NAMU SHO HACHIMAN DAIBOSATSU UEMONnoJO IYEMORI
