MUSASHI SHIMOHARA & MUSASHI MASAMUNE 
                        
                        MASAMUNE: UZU-MAKI no MOKUME. CHIKEI and 
________________        JI-NIE. Clear blue steel. KO-NIE in NIOI.
TAMETSUGU School        SUGU, NOKO or O-MIDARE. ASHI.  SUNAGASHI.
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MASAMUNE(1) KAN-O 1350  
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MASAMUNE(2) O-AN 1368   

SHIMOHARA    SOSHU influence. Strong ring-shaped MOKUME UZU-MAKI
               HADA with O-HADA. KO-NOTARE KO-GUNOME mixed, GUNOME-
               MIDARE or HITATSURA in thick and profuse KO-NIE. 
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CHIKASHIGE(1) YAMAMOTO EI-SHO - TEN-MON 1532 SHIMOHARA Founder 
    |___________________________
____|_____  - brothers -    ____|____
CHIKASHIGE(2) TEN-MON 1532  TERUSHIGE(1) EI-ROKU 1558
Changed name                    |____________ __________ _______
becaming:                   ____|____     ___|____  ____|____   |
__|______                   TERUSHIGE(2)  TERUHIRO  MASASHIGE   |
YASUSHIGE(1)                KEI-CHO 1596    - TEN-SHO 1573 -    |
__|______                                        _______________|
YASUSHIGE(2) TEN-SHO 1573                    ___|_____
  |_____________ ____________                HIROSHIGE 
__|______     __|______    __|_______        BUN-ROKU & KEI-CHO
YASUSHIGE(3)  KUNISHIGE    CHIKASHIGE       SHINTO HIROSHIGE line
1st brother   2nd brother  3rd brother
 - BUN-ROKU to KEI-CHO SHINTO line -


CHIKASHIGE(1) EI-SHO: YAMAMOTO TAJIMA. TAKIYAMA JU.Transferred 
           to SHIMOHARA. The pitted planof HOJO SOUN against the
           UESUGI pulled the mix of SHIMOTSUKE TOKUJIRA and SOSHU 
           smiths together at HACHIOJI town, and forged the 
           learnings of CHIKASHIGE. O-HADA with JI-NIE brings a
           bright feeling to UZU-MAKI no JORIN MOKUME (ring-shaped
           whirlpool) HADA,a school mark. SUGUHA, SUGU KO-NOTARE
           KO-GUNOME in KO-NIE. NIOI falls from the line.
    MEI: CHIKASHIGE
         BUSHU JU CHIKASHIGE


CHIKASHIGE(2) EI-ROKU (f:CHIKASHIGE): YAMAMOTO TOZAEMON. Eldest 
           son. Granted the use of YASU from HOJO UJIYASU and 
           became YASUSHIGE(1). Work from EI-ROKU 1558 to TEN-SHO
           1573. Work resembles his father's GUNOME-MIDARE HA. 
    MEI: BUSHU JU CHIKASHIGE

MUSASHI SHIMOHARA 

YASUSHIGE(1)TEN-MON (f: CHIKASHIGE):YAMAMOTO TOZAEMON.First
           signed CHIKASHIGE. HADA: UZU-MAKI JORIN (ring-shaped)
           MOKUME. MURA-NIE and NIOI-DEKI SUGU NOTARE-MIDARE BA,
           GUNOME-MIDARE with KO-ASHI. Work resembles his father.
           KURIJIRI NAKAGO is signed with a small BUSHU, and a 
           large YASUSHIGE.
    MEI: BUSHU JU YASUSHIGE
         BUSHU JU YASUSHIGE SAKU

YASUSHIGE(2) TEN-SHO (f: YASUSHIGE 1): YAMAMOTO TOUEMON. Worked
        from TEN-SHO 1573 to KEICHO 1596. Standing, evenly set
        JORIN-MOKU HADA. KO-NIE GUNOME with ASHI-IRI undulates.
        KO-MARU BOSHI or TOGARI. FUKUGATA Belly-shaped NAKAGO 
        finds KURIJIRI.
    MEI: YASUSHIGE
         BUSHU JU YASUSHIGE SAKU
         BUSHU SHIMOHARA JU YASUSHIGE


TERUSHIGE(1) EI-ROKU (f: CHIKASHIGE 1): YAMAMOTO GENJIRO. First
        named YAMAMOTO UKON CHIKASHIGE, he was granted HOJO 
        UJITERU's TERU. Wide body with elongated KISSAKI. 
        Standing JORIN MOKUME (ring-shaped UZU). Tightly held
        NIOI outlines GUNOME-MIDARE with profuse MURA-NIE.
    MEI: BUSHU JU CHIKASHIGE
         BUSHU JU TERUSHIGE
         BUSHU JU TERUSHIGE SAKU

TERUSHIGE(2) KEI-CHO (br: YASUSHIGE): YAMAMOTO GENZAEMON or
        SHICHIROUEMON. In the style of the 1st, SUGU KO-MIDARE,
        GUNOME-MIDARE. NIOI FUKASHI (deep). Considered SHINTO.
    MEI: BUSHU JU TERUSHIGE SAKU
         BUSHU SHIMOHARA JU TERUSHIGE SAKU


TERUHIRO TEN-SHO (f:TERUSHIGE 1): Second son. YAMAMOTO SOJIRO. In
        the style of the 1st.JORIN no MOKU. GUNOME-MIDARE in 
        MURA-NIE.
    MEI: BUSHU SHIMOHARA JU TERUHIRO

MASASHIGE TEN-SHO (f: TERUSHIGE 1): YAMAMOTO GENHACHI. Another
        change from CHIKASHIGE. SUGUHA and GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE in
        deep NIOI. 
    MEI: BUSHU JU MASASHIGE
         BUSHU SHIMOHARA JU MASASHIGE SAKU

HIROSHIGE(1) BUN-ROKU (:f TERUSHIGE): 4th son of TERUSHIGE.
        YAMAMOTO-SHINSHICHIRO. His elder brother was the second
        generation working later. GUNOME-MIDARE BA with falling
        ASHI in fine KO-NIE in the HABUCHI. The YAKIBA is an even
        NIOI GUCHI.
     BUSHU JU HIROSHIGE
     BUSHU SHIMOHARA JU HIROSHIGE