YAMATO HOSHO     

        Even MASAME: Think HOSHO, or schools having HOSHO 
        roots. Check neighboring KII (Eight Roads, pg ###).

Technical: SUGATA - Wide. Shallow curvature, high SHINOGI, 
                    high MUNE or MITSU-MUNE. KO-KISSAKI.
                    CHIKEI and JI-NIE found.         
             HADA - MASAME - pronounced. Follows FUKURA.
                    Some members famed for evenly-laid grain.
            HAMON - SUGUHA with UCHINOKE in NIE and NIOI. 
                    SUGU KO-MIDARE. HOTSURE. Perhaps NIJU.
                    Some KINSUJI and KO-ASHI.        
            BOSHI - YAKIZUME. Follows the grain. HAKIKAKE.        
           NAKAGO - Many SURIAGE. 
                                              _______
                                              SADAIYE BUN-PO 1317
__________________________       _________     _______ __________
HOSHO KUNIMITSU (SADAMITSU)      SADATSUGU     SADAAKI UDA SADAKI 
     | KO-AN 1278                 SHO-O 1288     - GEN-O 1319 -
     |                  - 3 Brothers - 
     |_______________________ _________________   
_____|__                  ___|_____         ___|____
SADAMUNE BUN-PO 1317      SADAYOSHI         SADAKIYO GEN-KYO 1321
     |____________           | BUN-PO 1317  ___|____     
_____|__       ___|__        |              SADAMOTO
SADAZANE       NYUSAI        |                KA-REKI 1326
RYAKU-O 1338   KA-GEN 1303   |
    _____________ ___________|_____________
___|___      ____|___     ___|____     ____|____          
SADAOKI      SADAYUKI     SADAMURA     SADAMITSU(1) BUN-WA 1352
(SADASUYE)   TEI-WA 1345    _|_        ____|____          
 TEI-JI 1362              ___|_____    SADAMITSU(2) EI-WA 1375     
_________                 SADATSUGU          ________
SADATOSHI KA-REKI 1326    KO-SHO 1455        SADAYUKI KO-SHO 1455
________                     - SUE-HOSHO -   _________           
SADASUYE TEI-WA 1345                         SADAMITSU MEI-O 1492


SADATSUGU SHO-O to BUN-PO: His SADA form: TEI "Divination," TSUGU
        form: KEI "Inherit." TACHI has elongated KO-KISSAKI on 
        raised and wide SHINOGI SUGATA. MASAME with CHIKEI and 
        JI-NIE. NIJUBA ASAKI-NOTARE BA in NIE having ASHI and YO.
        SUNAGASHI and NIJUBA walk the grain. BOSHI: NIJUBA and 
        HAKIKAKE falls YAKIZUME with the grain.
    MEI: SADATSUGU

3 Brothers
SADAMUNE BUN-PO (f: KUNIMITSU): TACHI and 9 SUN, MU-SORI TANTO.
        Even grained MASAME veiled in JI-NIE. SUGU KO-MIDARE.
        CHU-SUGU HOTSURE BA in NIE and NIOI with SUNAGASHI.
        BOSHI is NIE HAKIKAKE YAKIZUME. Large MEI in thick 
        strokes on KURIJIRI NAKAGO. Some with thin strokes.
    MEI: HOSHO SADAMUNE SAKU
         HOSHO GORO SADAMUNE
         YAMATO-no-KUNI HOSHO SADAMUNE
         YAMATO-no-KUNI TAKACHI-GORI JU SADAMUNE

YAMATO HOSHO School

SADAZANE RYAKU-O (f: SADAMUNE): TAKACHI JU. MASAME. NIE NIJU-SUGU 
        HOTSURE BA. HAKIKAKE BOSHI that falls in YAKIZUME.
    MEI: SADAZANE
         FUJIWARA SADAZANE
         TAKACHI JU SADAZANE
         WASHU TAKACHI JU SADAZANE


3 Brothers
SADAYOSHI BUN-PO (f: KUNIMITSU ): HOSHO GORO. Title: SAEMONnoJO.
        From BUN-PO 1317 to TEI-WA 1345. 8.5 to 9.5 SUN, wide and
        thick TANTO. This smith has several distinctive points. 

                       - Evenly made MASAME. 
                       - JI-NIE isparticularly strong. 
                       - Wide YAKIBA rises from thin YAKIDASHI. 

        SUGUHA of strong NIE that shows HOTSURE. KO-ASHI under
        SUNAGASHI with KINSUJI. BOSHI will be NIE HAKIKAKE or 
        KAEN - follows grain. Many with HORIMONO. Mark: HORI are
        deeply cut. Usually long signature.
    MEI: HOSHO SADAYOSHI
         FUJIWARA SADAYOSHI
         FUJIWARA SADAYOSHI SAKU
         KINGO FUJIWARA SADAYOSHI
         YAMATO-no-KUNI JUNIN SADAYOSHI SAKU
         YAMATO-no-KUNI JUNIN FUJIWARA SADAYOSHI
         YAMATO-no-KUNI KINGO FUJIWARA SADAYOSHI
         NANTO TAKACHI-GORI JU FUJIWARA SADAYOSHI
         TAKACHI-GORI JU KINGO FUJIWARA SADAYOSHI
         TAKACHI-GORI JUNIN KINGO FUJIWARA SADAYOSHI
         YAMATO-no-KUNI TAKACHI-GORI JUNIN SAEMONnoJO SADAYOSHI
         YAMATO-no-KUNI TAKACHI-GORI JUNIN FUJIWARA SADAYOSHI
                                  NYUSEI HOSHI SAKU



SADAYUKI TEI-WA (f: SADAYOSHI): Evenly laid MASAME has JI-NIE. 
        NIE-DEKI SUGU HOTSURE BA. BOSHI is HAKIKAKE YAKIZUME.
    MEI: FUJIWARA SADAYOSHI
         WASHU TAKACHI-GORI SADAYUKI


SADAMITSU(1) BUN-WA (f: SADAYOSHI): Even-running MASAME HADA with 
        JI-NIE. NIE-DEKI NIJUBA SUGU KO-MIDARE BA with HOTSURE.
        BOSHI is HAKIKAKE YAKIZUME. 2nd follows in EI-WA 1375.
    MEI: FUJIWARA SADAMITSU
         YAMATO-no-KUNI JU SADAMITSU SAKU
         YAMATO-no-KUNI FUJIWARA SADAMITSU


3 Brothers
SADAKIYO GEN-KYO (f:KUNIMITSU ): Made narrow HIRA-TSUKURI TANTO.
        Rough, straight MASAME with JI-NIE. KO-NIE CHU-SUGUHA 
        KO-MIDARE BA or GUNOME with ASHI-IRI under SUNAGASHI has
        HOTSURE from the HABUCHI. HOSHONIE-FUKASHI based HAKIKAKE
        BOSHI thatresolves in YAKIZUME. MEI: Large 
           characters.
    MEI: SADAKIYO
         HOSHO SADAKIYO
         FUJIWARA SADAKIYO
         FUJIWARA SADAKIYO SAKU
         WASHU JU FUJIWARA SADAKIYO
         YAMATO-no-KUNI JU FUJIWARA SADAKIYO

SADAOKI TEI-JI (f: SADAKIYO, t: SADAYOSHI): He is possibly son of
        SADAMUNE. HOSHO style, normal width TANTO.MASAME HADA 
        showing ARA JI-NIE is evenly laid and rough. SUGUHA or
        KO-MIDARE KUICHIGAI BA in strong KO-NIE. HOTSURE from the
        line. NIE HAKIKAKE BOSHI. Signature uses the OKU 
        character-form of OKI. 
    MEI: SADAOKI
         HOSHO SADAOKI
         FUJIWARA SADAOKI