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The Eight DO
TOKAIDO - The Eight Roads of KOTO
OWARI
Old writings tell us SHIGAZEKI and NAOE SHIZU are of a common
well-spring. A lineage line of older dates tangle these smiths
together. Attempts at untangling, reveal two lines, earlier and
later:
Footpath from MINO: * NAOE SHIZU KANETSUGU
* NAOE SHIZU KANENOBU O-CHO 1311
* 1st OWARI KANENOBUBUN-PO 1317
* 2nd OWARI KANENOBU KEM-MU 1334
Confusion seems to clear, respective of
O-EI and KAMAKURA, with the later troup:
SHIGA Group: A dark KANEUJI-style O-ITAME with MASAME.
CHU-SUGU KO-MIDARE, GUNOME-TOGARI MIDARE and O-GUNOME
MIDARE with SUNAGASHI. Thinly laid NIE in deep NIOI.
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YAMADA SEKI NOBUTSUGU(1) TEI-JI 1362 ////ARTWORK - Pitchers
____|____ pouring style together
NOBUTSUGU(2) EI-KYO 1429 ////////////
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YAMADA SEKI KUNITSUGU BUN-MEI 1469
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ZENJO KANENOBU O-EI 1394
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KANEARI(1) MUROYA EI-KYO 1429
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___|___ _________|____
KANEARI(2) CHO-ROKU 1457 SHIGA KANENOBU(1) SHIGAZEKI Founder
___|___ | BUN-MEI to MEI-O 1492
KANEARI(3) _________________|
EN-TOKU 1489 ____|____ _________|____
NOBUTSUGU(3) SHIGA KANENOBU(2) EI-SHO 1504
EI-SHO 1504 _________|____
SHIGA KANENOBU(3) TEN-MON 1532
KANENOBU(1) KEM-MU (t: KANEUJI): This would be NAOE KANENOBU, see
NAOE SHIZU under MINO and SOSHU.
KANENOBU
KANENOBU(2) EN-BUN: NAOE SHIZU
KANENOBU
KUNITSUGU BUN-MEI: MINO. YAMADA SEKI. Dark "KURO" ITAME of MOKUME
with MASAME. SUGUHA, NOTARE, GUNOME-MIDARE with medium
NIOI-ASHI and TOBI-YAKI. His KUNI character held the
figure, MIN "The People" within its frame.
2nd and 3rd follow.
KANEARI EI-KYO (f: MINO KANENOBU, gf: ZENJO KANEYOSHI): MINO SEKI.
MUROYA Founder. SAEMONGORO. KO-ITAME with CHIKEI and
JI-NIE. BO-UTSURI. NIOI SUGU KO-NOTARE BA and GUNOME
having KO-TOGARI. Also called KANENOBU.
KANEARI
KANENOBU
OWARI - SHIGA-ZEKI
SHIGA KANENOBU(1) MEI-O: Often confused with NAOE KANENOBU, this
is the son of MUROYA KANEARI and brought SEKI style to
SHIGA. Worked from BUN-MEI 1469 to MEI-O 1492. Madewide,
graceful WAKIZASHI oflittle curve with elongated KISSAKI.
TANTO may be gently UCHIZORI. ITAME with MASAME. NIE
CHU-SUGU GUNOME-TOGARI with SUNAGASHI and HITATSURA-like
O-GUNOME MIDARE. SUGU with KOSHIBA. NIE in the breadth of
falling NIOI.
KANENOBU
NOBUTSUGU EI-SHO (f: SHIGA KANENOBU): A son and student. His
years are between EI-SHO 1504 and TAI-EI 1521. OWARI
SHIHARUI-GORI YAMADA SHONAI became known as the place of
the YAMADA SEKI after the transfer and work of his
father, SHIGA KANENOBU. GUNOME-MIDARE with SUNAGASHI and
HITATSURA BA. SUGATA and grain resembles KANENOBU.
KANENOBU TEN-MON: MOKUME HADA. YAHAZU-MIDARE BA. Look for
KOSHIBA.
OWARI - YAMADA SEKI
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MINO KANEFUNE(1) O-EI 1394 HISAKATSU O-EI 1394
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MINO KANEFUNE(2) BUN-AN 1444 ____|____
_________|___ HISAKATSU EI-SHO 1504
MINO KANEFUNE(3) BUN-GI 1501 ____|___
__________|___ KANEFUNE GEN-KI 1570
OWARI KANEFUNE(4) KYO-ROKU 1528
KANEFUNE KYO-ROKU (f: MINO KANEFUNE 3): Transferred from MINO to
YAMADA SEKI in OWARI.
HISAKATSU O-EI: MINO AKASAKA SENJUIN. MOKUME with MASAME. SUGUHA
and GUNOME.
HISAKATSU EI-SHO: AKASAKA SENJUIN roots. AIDA KASHIMA JU. ITAME
with MASAME. GUNOME-MIDARE HA.
KANEFUNE GEN-KI: MAGOUEMON. Made TANTO mostly. ITAME with MASAME.
Defined NIOI GUNOME-MIDARE with TOGARI-GUNOME. MINO -
OWARI mark: JIZO-BOSHI. His signature has NOSHU JU as
leader.
KANESHIGE EI-ROKU: TOGORO. YAMADA SEKI JU. MOKUME with MASAME.
GUNOME patterns. Again, as with KANENOBU, YAMADA SEKI
KANESHIGE NAMBOKUCHO roots are confused with those of
TEI-JI NAOE KANESHIGE. The newer examination holds YAMADA
SEKI to the MUROMACHI.
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