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Read moreBizen Kagemitsu (備前景光) was the son of Bizen Nagamitsu (備前長光) who was, in turn, the son of the founder of…
Articles |NIJI KUNITOSHI 二字国俊
Read moreA group of swordsmiths, founded by Kuniyuki (国行) and called the “Rai school”, existed in Kyoto and thrived from the…
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Read moreNagayoshi (長義) (herein after referred to as Chôgi (長義)) and Kanemitsu (兼光) are the two renown smiths of Bizen Province…
