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YAMATO
YAMATO TAIMA School
 





Begins around JO-EI 1232 and under way by HO-JI 1247. KO-ITAME 
MASAME mix. JI-NIE. SUGU KO-MIDARE KUZURE with ASHI and YO. 
UCHINOKE and NIE-ITO "Threads."  SUGU BOSHI. 
Note: The signature, TAIMA appears on school pieces and others.
These can be important work of master smiths but must be 
historically placed and judged on individual merit.
     ____________________             
From KO-SENJUIN TOMOMITSU HO-GEN 1156 
        ____|___
        TOMOYUKI(1) KO-AN 1278
        ____|_____   
        TOSHIMITSU(1) EN-KEI 1308
        ____|_____      
        TOSHIMITSU(2) KEM-MU 1334        ____|___
                                         KUNIYUKI(1) SHO-O 1288
   __________________________________________|__________________
__|______            - brothers -        ____|___               |
TOSHIYUKI HO-JI 1247 to EI-NIN 1293      KUNIYUKI(2)            |
  |________________________ _________        | EI-NIN 1293      |
__|_____               ____|___   ___|____   |                  |
KUNIKIYO KA-REKI 1326  TOMONAGA   KANEKIYO   |                  |
__|_____               O-AN 1368  ___|_____  |                  |
TOMONAGA SHO-HEI 1346             MITSUTOMO  |                  |
  | (f: TOMOKIYO)                 SHO-O 1288 |                  |
  |________________________                  |                  |
__|______              ____|____             |                  |
SUYETOSHI BUN-WA 1352  TOMOMITSU(3)          |                  |
__|_______             KO-RYAKU 1379         |                  |
TOSHIMITSU O-EI 1394   ______________________|                  |
__|_______       _____|___               ____|___               |
TOSHIMITSU       TOMOMITSU SHO-CHU 1324  TOMOKIYO GEN-O 1319    |
BUN-AN 1444         _____________ ___________|                  |
                ___|____     ____|____   ____|___               |
                TSUGUARI     TOMOTSUNA   TOMOYUKI(2)            |
                TEI-JI 1362  BUN-WA 1352     | KA-REKI 1326     |
               ______________________________|___________       |
______________|____                      ____|___     ___|_____ |
ECHIZEN JU NOBUNAGA(2) O-EI 1394         TOMOYUKI(3)  TOMOMITSU |
______________|____                      ____|___     O-EI 1394 |
ECHIZEN JU NOBUNAGA(3) SHO-CHO           TOMOYUKI(4)            |
                                          O-EI 1394             |
    ____________________________________________________________|
___|____    
ARITOSHI(1) EI-NIN 1293
   |___________________________ _________________________ 
___|____                   ____|____                  ___|____   
ARITOSHI(2)                TOMOTOSHI(1) KA-REKI 1326  ARIMITSU   
   | KEM-MU 1334           ____|____                  SHO-WA 1312
   |____________________   TOMOTOSHI(2) TEI-WA 1345   
___|____        ________|_____     
ARITOSHI O-EI   ASAKO NOBUNAGA(1) O-AN 1368
___|____                             ________                 
ARITOSHI EI-KYO 1429                 SUYEYUKI(1) O-EI 1394    
___|____                             ___|____ SUGU HOTSURE BA 
ARITOSHI KAN-SHO 1460                SUYEYUKI(2) CHO-ROKU 1457



YAMATO TAIMA School      * With KUNIYUKI, TAIMA begins *
KUNIYUKI SHO-O: TAIMA Founder. KUNIYUKI HYOE-no-JO stands out as
        the first master of TAIMA. TAIMA predecessors sit in his
        shadow. Extant swords place KUNIYUKI years between SHO-O
        1288 and GEN-O1319. There are TACHI and TANTO. 
        TACHI are SHINOGI-TSUKURI, IHORI-MUNE, SUE-KAMAKURA 
        SUGATA with small but elongated KISSAKI. Raised SHINOGI 
        and wide SHINOGI-JI. KO-ITAME with MASAME having JI-NIE 
        and CHIKEI. Excellent and strong KO-NIE on uneven SUGU -
        GUNOME mix, NIJUBA style KO-GUNOME HA with HOTSURE from 
        the line. KINSUJI and INAZUMA. BOSHI can be SUGUHA or 
        NOTARE to YAKIZUMI of HAKIKAKE following the grain.
        See KOKUHO below.
    MEI: KUNIYUKI

TOSHIYUKI EI-NIN (br: KUNIYUKI): SUGU and NIJUBA bay-like NOTARE. 
    MEI: YAMATO-no-KUNI TOSHIYUKI

TOMONAGA O-AN (f: TOSHIYUKI): YAHEE. SUGUHA and KO-GUNOME HA with 
        SUNAGASHI.
    MEI: YAMATO-no-KUNI JU TOMONAGA

KUNIKIYO KA-REKI (f: TOSHIYUKI): MASAME. SUGUHA and NOTARE BA.
    MEI: KUNIKIYO

TOMONAGA SHO-HEI (f: TOMOKIYO, t: KUNIKIYO): MASAME. SUGU NOTARE 
        KO-GUNOME HA with SUNAGASHI.
    MEI: YAMATO-no-KUNI TOMONAGA
         YAMATO-no-KUNI JU TOMONAGA SAKU
         YAMATO-no-KUNI SOEKAMI-GORI JU TOMONAGA

TOMOKIYO GEN-O (f: KUNIYUKI 2):From GEN-O 1319 to RYAKU-O 1338. 
           Raised SHINOGI and wide SHINOGI-JI TACHI SUGATA with 
           thick KASANE.Fine KO-MASAME HADA has JI-NIE.NIE-DEKI 
           SUGU-NOTARE BAand GUNOME-MIDARE HA with HOTSUREfrom
           KUICHIGAI and NIJUBA. SUNAGASHI runs.
    MEI: TAIMA TOMOKIYO
         YAMATO-no-KUNI TAIMA TOMOKIYO

TOMOKIYO O-EI: From KA-KEI 1387 to O-EI 1394.
    MEI: TOMOKIYO

TOMOYUKI(2) KA-REKI (f: TOMOKIYO, grf: KUNIYUKI):To BUN-WA 1352. 
           HYOEnoJO. Work resembles KANENAGA. Steel shows CHIKEI. 
           HOTSURE and NIJUBA with KINSUJI.
    MEI: TAIMA
         TOMOYUKI
         TAIMA TOMOYUKI

TOMOTSUNA BUN-WA (f: TOMOKIYO): From KEM-MU 1334 to TEI-JI 1362. 
        SABEInoJO. ARA-NIE SUGUHA, SUGU KUICHIGAI BA, and GUNOME 
        with ASHI. SUNAGASHI and KINSUJI.
    MEI: TOMOTSUNA
         YAMATO-no-KUNI SABEInoJO TOMOTSUNA

KOKUHO TAIMA KUNIYUKI


KOKUHO KUNIYUKI                              National Treasure
        NAGASA: 2.3 SHAKU                       MOTO-HABA: 9.4 BU
          SORI: 5 BU                                       SAKI-HABA: 5.2 BU
        NAKAGO: 5.8 SUN

        Late KAMAKURA style SHINOGI-TSUKURI, IHORI-MUNE TACHI.
        Wide and raised SHINOGI-JI on shallow TORIIZORI with 
        elongated CHU-KISSAKI. Refined and running ITAME is 
        veiled in fine JI-NIE. Thinning CHU-SUGU has shallow bays
        in undulating GUNOME. ASHI sieves and falls while HOTSURE
        pulls from the line, laying off the HABUCHI like a 
        settling smoke on the horizon. Beautiful KO-NIE resides 
        in NIOI-FUKASHI. There is KINSUJI. BOSHI is SUGU 
        crevassed by KINSUJI. KO-MARU KAERI is a pebbled HAKIKAKE
        that sweeps the MASA grain. SURIAGE TACHI-MEI with four 
        MEKUGI-ANA (one - multiple) signed, 
                                                                   KUNIYUKI 

YAMATO TAIMA School
TSUGUARI SHI-TOKU (f: TOMOKIYO): Buddhist name is ARIHOSHI. Began 
           in EN-BUN 1356. SUGUHA in deep NIE.
    MEI: TSUGUARI
         ARIHOSHI
         A-RI-HO-WU-SHI (HIRAGANA)

ARITOSHI(1) EI-NIN (t: KUNIYUKI): KO-ITAME with MASAME. SUGU that
        shows NIJUBA. SHHIMA-BA found. NIE.
    MEI: ARITOSHI
         EI-NIN ROKU-NEN ARITOSHI

ARITOSHI(2) KEM-MU (f: ARITOSHI): CHO ARITOSHI. CHOBEIJO. SAIKYO.
        ITAME runs with MASAME. SUGU KO-GUNOME. KOSHI-HIRAKI 
        "Open-bellied" GUNOME HA. BOSHI: KO-MARU of HAKIKAKE. 
        ARITOSHI also found in O-EI 1394 and KAN-SHO 1460.
    MEI: ARITOSHI
         CHO ARITOSHI

ASAKO TAIMA
NOBUNAGA(1) O-AN (t: ARITOSHI): ASAKO. NOBUNAGA(1)s' son studied
        with TOMOKIYO and moved to ECHIZEN. SUGU KO-MIDARE and 
        GUNOME HA with HOTSURE (TOMOKIYO - KUNIYUKI style) and
        SUNAGASHI. Teachings to KAGA - ECHIZEN.
    MEI: NOBUNAGA

NOBUNAGA(2)&(3): The O-EI spreads its wings. O-EI BIZEN MORIMITSU
        is chased even by TAIMA TOMOYUKIs' students. They moved 
        to ECHIZEN. See KAGA and ECHIZEN.
 
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