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.

______________________________________            _______
YOSHIIYE "Lord of the Manner" at IWATO            SUKEIYE GEN-KYO 1321
___|____               ________             _______
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
        ____________|____
        OSAFUNE YOSHITOMO KA-KEI 1387
        BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHITOMO - Also BUN-MEI 1469 OSAFUNE

YOSHITOMO (t: IWATA YOSHIMITSU): EN-BUN 1356.
________                                 _______
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