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BIZEN OSAFUNE NAGAMITSU TACHI 備前長船長光 101025
Bizen Nagamitsu (備前長光) was the son of Bizen Mitsutada (備前光忠) who was the founder of the Bizen Osafune School (備前長船). …
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Awataguchi lies on the main road which goes from Kyôto to Ômi province. Many smiths settled there since the early…
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Articles |RAI KUNIMITSU 来国光
When we search for the foundations of the Rai (来)school, we must first consider the Awataguchi (粟田口) school. This was…
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Articles |NIJI KUNITOSHI 二字国俊
A group of swordsmiths, founded by Kuniyuki (国行) and called the “Rai school”, existed in Kyoto and thrived from the…
