GASSAN: Few long swords. AYASUGI-HADA. TAKENOKO,
                         SHOBU and MOROHA. Usually HOSO-SUGUHA.
______________                     
MUTSU MORIFUSA HO-EN 1135        - 4 Brothers -     See MUTSU
  |____________________________________ ______________________
__|_____          __________|____   ____|____    _____________|__
ONIOMARU          MUTSU YUKITSUNE   KARYUMARU   (HIDEYUKI) GARIMA 
  | EI-RYAKU 1160                 - O-HO 1161 -               | 
  |_________________________                                  |
__|___                  ____|____                _________    |
GASSAN(1) KEN-KYU 1190  CHIKAKIKU SHO-JI 1199    CHIKAKIRI    |
__|___                  ____|____                GEN-RYAKU    |
GASSAN(2) TEI-O 1222    CHIKANORI TEN-PUKU 1233        1184   |
__|___                  _________                             |
GASSAN SHO-GEN 1259     MASATOSHI TEI-O 1222                  |
__|___                         ________________ ______________| 
GASSAN KO-AN 1278          ___|___          ___|____            
__|___                     TAMAARI          HIDEYASU SHO-JI 1199  
GASSAN SHO-CHU 1324         KEN-KYU 1190    ___|___  
__|___                     _________        IYETOKI TEN-PUKU 1233 
GASSANTEI-JI1362         TSUKISUKE        ___|____   
__|___                      KEN-RYAKU 1211  YORIYASU BUN-EI 1264 
GASSAN MEI-TOKU 1390       ________         ___|____  
                           TOMOYASU         YORIMUNE EI-NIN 1293 
______                      KEN-CHO 1249
GUNSHO TEI-JI 1362


KIYOMARU EI-RYAKU (f: MORIFUSA): GASSAN Founder. MUTSU Line KAJI
        also called ONIOMARU. Made KO-MIDARE BA with KO-ASHI in
        NIE. See MUTSU

GASSAN(1) KEN-KYU (f: ONIOMARU): EZO smith. The first GASSAN is a
        line from MUTSU. His name calls his school. There are 
        three GASSAN periods - From GASSAN(1), From O-EI 1394 and
        the modern GASSAN, SADAKAZU. GASSAN found in HOKI, 
        HITACHI and IZUMO. This school comes to thought when one
        finds strong or thick blades in AYASUGI-HADA with SUGUHA
        temperlines.

GUNSHO TEI-JI: GASSAN. Made TACHI and TANTO. His running ITAME is
        noted as particularly soft steel. HAMON is SUGUHA.

CHIKANORI TEM-PUKU (:f CHIKAKIKU): Several texts seat two smiths.
        MUTSU line from grandfather, KIYOMARU, also called 
        ONIOMARU. Signatures may be in KANA. See MUTSU
     NICHIMYO
     NICHINORI
     CHIKANORI
     NICHIMYO HOSHI
     GASSAN CHIKANORI
     UNSHU JU CHIKANORI 
     UNSHU GASSAN CHIKANORI

______              ________            _________
GASSAN O-EI 1394    YORIMUNE O-EI 1394  MUNETSUGU O-EI 1394
__|___                                  __________
GASSAN EI-KYO 1429                      TOSHIMITSU BUN-MEI 1469
__|___               
GASSAN BUN-MEI 1469  - Noted for AYASUGI - 
  |____________________________ _________________________
__|___                     ____|____                 ____|____
GASSAN EI-SHO 1504         CHIKANORI(1) BUN-GI 1501  MASATSUGU
 ________           ___________|_____________         BUN-GI 1501
 SADAMUNE      ____|____   ____|____      ___|____ 
 EI-SHO 1504   MASATOSHI   CHIKANORI(2)   MASANOBU TAI-EI 1521
                  - TEN-MON 1532 -        ________
                                          TOMOSADA TEN-MON 1532

GASSAN O-EI: AYASUGI. SUGUHA and SUGU KO-GUNOME mix.

YORIMUNE O-EI: AYASUGI. KO-MIDARE BA.

MUNETSUGU O-EI: ITAME is AYASUGI. SUGU and MINO-style KO-MIDARE.

CHIKANORI(1) BUN-GI: ITAME. KO-MIDARE BA. Became a crier of SUE-
        BIZEN style.

MASATSUGU BUN-GI: ITAME of AYASUGI-HADA. SUGUHA and KO-MIDARE BA.

MASANOBU TAI-EI: SUGUHA and SEKI-style KO-MIDARE in defined NIOI.

TOMOSADA TEN-MON: GASSAN. AYASUGI-HADA. SUGUHA.

MASATOSHI TEN-MON: AYASUGI-HADA. SUGU KO-MIDARE in falling NIOI.

GASSAN EI-SHO to TEN-MON: SUGUHA and SUGU GUNOME-MIDARE HA.

KANENAGA TEN-MON: Born in MINO. Transferred to IZUMO. Swords will
        be in the SUE-SEKI style.
     KANENAGA
     GASSAN KANENAGA SAKU
     DEWA GASSAN KANENAGA SAKU