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YAMATO
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.
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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
