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YAMATO
KANABO School
TEGAI MASAZANE was a traveler. He brought MIKAWA, ISE SENGO,
YAMASHIRO HEIANJO and SO-SHU influence for the KANABO Lane in
NARA. Thick, wide blades were made for use.
Technical: SUGATA - KATANA, low SHINOGI, shallow curve.
HADA - KO-MOKUME. ITA-MASA mix. JI-NIE. Cotton blue.
HAMON - HIRO-SUGUHA, SUGU KO-MIDARE with KO-ASHI,
O-MIDARE KO-MIDARE mix, O-NOTARE MIDARE,
some SANBONSUGI and KO-GUNOME MIDARE in NIOI.
NIOI can be broad and deep-falling. YO.
GUNOME-MIDARE with SUNAGASHI in KO-NIE.
BOSHI - Some full tempers with deep turnback.
NAKAGO - NAKAGO will not be long. Signatures
usually include school and town.
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____________|____ - brothers - ______________|____
BEInoJO MASATSUGU TEN-MON 1532 UEMONnoJO MASATSUGU KO-JI 1555
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SUE-TEGAI MASAZANE EI-SHO 1504
|_____________________________ ______________________________
___|____ - brothers - ___|____ |
MASAZANE(1) TEN-MON 1532 MASAZANE(1) EI-ROKU 1558 |
___|____ __________|____ |
MASAZANE(2) SHINTO MASAZANE(2) KEI-CHO 1596 |
TEN-SHO 1573 ________________________ _________|
________ ___|_____ ___|____
MASASADA MASATSUGU EI-ROKU 1558 MASAKIYO
EI-ROKU 1558 ___|____ TEN-MON 1532
MASAZANE TEN-SHO 1573
MASAZANE EI-SHO: SENGOKU Traveler. AYASUGI. SENGO style NOTARE BA
with HAKO-KOSHIBA. See SUE-TEGAI School, foregoing.
MEI: MASAZANE
FUJIWARA MASAZANE
MASAZANE(1) TEN-MON (f: TEGAI MASAZANE): MASA: CHENG "Correct."
Shallow SORI, wide and thick JITSUYO-TO utility KATANA
with elongated KISSAKI. MASAME has JI-NIE. KO-NIE SUGU
KO-GUNOME MIDARE with KO-ASHI and YO. CHOJI KO-MIDARE.
MEI: NANTO JU FUJIWARA MASAZANE
KANABO HAITO-no-SUKE MASAZANE
NANTO JU KANABO HAITO-no-SUKE MASAZANE SAKU
NANTO KANABO HAITO-no-JO FUJIWARA MASAZANE SAKU
MASAZANE(2) TEN-SHO: KANABOSHINJIRO. Work to KEI-CHO 1596. SUGUHA
and KO-MIDARE or GUNOME-MIDARE HA on a NOTARE pattern.
MEI: WASHU NANTO JU FUJIWARA MASAZANE
NAMBU JU KANABO-SHINJIRO MASAZANE
KANABO School
MASAZANE(1) EI-ROKU (br: MASAZANE): SANE character: SHIH. TEGAI
line smith. Elongated KISSAKI on wide, stout blades.
Standing MASAME HADA. NIE and tightly defined NIOI
KO-MIDARE BAorGUNOME-MIDARE has SUNAGASHI. 2nd: SHINTO.
MEI: NANTO JU KANABO HYOE MASAZANE
NANTO JU HAITO-no-SUKE MASAZANE
KANABO HAITO-no-SUKE FUJIWARA MASAZANE
NANTO JU KANABO HAITO-no-SUKE MASAZANE
MASAZANE(2) KEI-CHO: SHINTO smith. See SHINTO.
MASATSUGUEI-ROKU: MASA form: SHO "Correct." Father of TEN-SHO
MASAZANE. In the style of the MASAZANE brothers.Wide,
thick KATANA, elongated KISSAKI. NIE-DEKI and tightly
defined NIOI SUGU KUZURE GUNOME-MIDARE HA with ASHI
and YO.
MEI: NANTO KANABO HYOEnoJO MASATSUGU
NANTO JU FUJIWARA ASON KANABO HYOEnoJO MASATSUGU
MASAZANE TEN-SHO (f: EI-ROKU MASATSUGU): His MASA character: SEI
"Administration." SUGU KO-MIDARE HA. ASHI.
MEI: KANABO HYOE MASAZANE
MASAKIYO TEN-MON: From BUN-GI 1501 to EI-ROKU 1558.
MEI: NANTO JU KANABO MASAKIYO
NANTO JU KANABO MASAKIYO SAKU
MASATSUGU(1) TEN-MON (br: UEMONnoJO): HYOEnoJO. MASA form: CHENG
(wielding arod). Thick and wide, stout blade with
elongated KISSAKI. Standing MASAME HADA with JI-NIE.
Defined NIOI HIRO-SUGU GUNOME KO-MIDARE and GUNOME-MIDARE
with ASHI and YO.
MEI: NANTO KANABO HYOEnoJO MASATSUGU
NANTO JU KANABO HYOEnoJO MASATSUGU
MASATSUGU(2) KO-JI (br: BEInoJO): UEMONnoJO. Resembles the style
of his brother, wide and thick KATANA. MASAME HADA.
HIRO-SUGU GUNOME HA with ASHI-IRI and YO.
MEI: NANTO JU KANABO UEMONnoJO MASATSUGU
WASHU KOMORI JU FUJIWARA MASATSUGU
NANTO KOMORI JU FUJIWARA MASATSUGU
MASASADA EI-ROKU: MASA Form: SEI "Administration," SADA form: JO
"Fix." Dates for this name are quoted between KYO-ROKU
1528 and EI-ROKU 1558, and also between EI-ROKU and
TEN-SHO 1573. KO-MASAME HADA with JI-NIE. KO-NIE DEKI
GUNOME-MIDARE HA with SUNAGASHI. HORIMONO.
MEI: YAMATO-no-KUNI FUJIWARA MASASADA
NANTO JUNIN KANABO SAEMONnoJO MASASADA
NANTO JU FUJIWARA ASON KANABO SAEMONnoJO MASASADA SAKU
