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EDO SANDAI YASUTSUGU 江戸三代康継
Read moreThe story of the Yasutsugu (康継) lineage starts with the birth of the first generation, Ichizaemon (市左衛門) , who born…
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BIZEN ÔMIYA MORIKAGE 備前大宮盛景
Read moreThe founder of the Bizen Ômiya (備前大宮) School is generally thought to have been Kunimori (国盛). He was active around…
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SEKISHÛ NAOTSUNA 石州直綱
Read moreThe swordsmith Sekishû Naotsuna (石州 直 綱) was from Iwami Province (present day Shimane Prefecture) on Honshu. He is considered…
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IZUMI (no) KAMI KANESHIGE 和泉守兼重
Read moreFor many years Izumi (no) Kami Kaneshige (和泉守兼重) was thought to be the same smith as Kazusa (no) Suke Kaneshige…
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BIZEN TOMOMITSU 備前倫光
Read moreBizen Tomomitsu (備前倫光) was a smith from Bizen Province who worked in the Nambokuchô Era. He was the son and…
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BIZEN OSAFUNE YASUMITSU 備前長船康光
Read moreShodai Bizen Yasumitsu (備前康光) traces his lineage to Shigeyoshi (重吉) of the Kagen era (嘉元) of 1303, who descends from…
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INOUE SHINKAI 井上眞改
Read moreShinkai (眞改) was the eldest son of the first generation Izumi (no) Kami Kunisada (和泉守国貞). In the beginning, he inscribed…
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THE MURAMASA KEI 村正派
Read moreAny study of the Muramasa Kei (村正派) would be somewhat remiss if it did not start with a bit of…
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YAMATO no KAMI YASUSADA 大和守安定
Read moreYamato-no-Kami Yasusada (大和守安定) has long been thought to have moved to Edo from Echizen Province having been a student of…
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THE UNRUI GROUP 雲類系
Read moreThe swordsmiths with names starting with the kanji character UN (雲)such as Unshô (雲生), Unji(雲次), and Unjû (雲重)are either called…
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THE YAMATO SHIKKAKE SCHOOL 大和尻懸
Read moreThe province of Yamato (大和) was the center of Japanese culture during the Nara (奈良) period before the capital was…
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SANDAI SÔSHÛ TSUNAHIRO 三代相州綱廣
Read moreThe third generation of smith who went by the name of Tsunahiro (綱廣) belonged to what is known as the…