Articles |GODAI TADAYOSHI 五代忠吉
Read moreGodai Tadayoshi (五代忠吉), the fifth generation, was born in 1696. He was the son of the Omi Daijo Tadayoshi (近江大掾忠吉). …
Articles |THE HIZEN MUNETSUGU SMITHS 肥前宗次
Read moreThe first generation Hizen Munetsugu (肥前宗次) was originally called Sakai Mitsuemon or Sakai Sanuemon (境三右衛門). His first residence was in…
Articles |THE ENJU SCHOOL 延寿系
Read moreAround the end of the Kamakura era, a smith by the name of Hiromura (弘村) left the Yamato (大和) area…
Articles |THE TADATSUNA SCHOOL 忠綱系
Read moreAsai Omi no Kami Tadatsuna (浅井近江守忠綱) moved from Himeji in Harima province to Osaka around 1648. He then became one…
Articles |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…
Articles |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…
Articles |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…
Articles |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…
Articles |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…
Articles |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…
Articles |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…
Articles |THE MURAMASA KEI 村正系
Read moreAny study of the Muramasa Kei (村正派) would be somewhat remiss if it did not start with a bit of…
