OMI - CHUDO RAI MITSUKANE School
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RAI KUNITOSHI EN-KEI 1308
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RAI MITSUKANE(1) SHO-WA 1312 KUNITOSHI SHO-CHU 1324
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| ________|____ ________|____ ____|____ AWAZU RAI
| RAI MITSUKANE(2) RAI MICHISADA YOSHIKANE(1)
| EI-TOKU 1381 KEM-MU 1334 | RYAKU-O 1338
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| YOSHIKANE(2) NORIKANE
|________________________ _|_ - EI-WA 1375 -
__|______ TOTSU RAI ____|_____ CHUDO RAI |
MORICHIKA BUN-WA 1352 YOSHICHIKA KEM-MU 1334 |
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MORISUKE TEI-JI 1362 YOSHICHIKA EI-WA 1375 | RAI YORISHIGE
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MORISUKE EI-TOKU 1381 YOSHICHIKA O-EI 1394 |
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MORISUKE ISHIDO SUKENAGA KATSUMITSU YOSHITSUGU MASANORI
O-EI 1394 __________| - YOSHIHISA's CHO-KYO 1487 SEIBATSU -
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MURAYOSHI SUKETSUGU CHO-KYO SEIBATSU brings
- EI-SHO 1504 - BIZEN style to OMI
OMI - CHUDO RAI MITSUKANE School
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TOTSU RAI is established as CHUDO RAI. MITSUKANE's travels.
MITSUKANE SHO-WA (t: RAI KUNITOSHI): At first a student of BIZEN
OSAFUNE NAGAMITSU, he traveled to YAMASHIRO to study
with RAI KUNITOSHI. He and members of the RAI School
moved to TOTSU in OMI and were known as the TOTSU RAI.
It is said their work for the NEMOTO CHUDO Main Hall of
the TODAIJI sect in ENRYAKU-JI Temple on HIEIZAN
between YAMASHIRO and OMI earned them the moniker,
CHUDO RAI. Another story says CHUDO RAI derives from
RAI founder, KUNIYUKI working near the CHUDO-JI Temple
along the SUSAKA in KYOTO. RAI KUNITOSHI signatures on
OMI work spell it a contemporary theme:
RAI MINAMOTO KUNITOSHI OITE CHUDO SAKU
MITSUKANE: KO-ITAME HADA. Masterfully done JI-NIE and CHIKEI
in all areas of the blade. HOSO-SUGU resembling
RAI KUNIMITSU and the wide CHU-SUGUHA seen through the
work of the students of Three-characters RAI KUNITOSHI.
MITSUKANE SUGUHA may show HOTSURE. NIE is strong.
BOSHI are KO-MARU or O-MARU and KAERI falls.
MEI: While some are regular, it is noted that his MITSU will
seem somewhat raised on the left, while the KANE tilts
up on the right. As with all controversy regarding MEI,
the secret of a master is in the work.
Note: MITSUKANE known for SUGUHA, usually HOSO-SUGU,
and thick blades.
MEI: MITSUKANE
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MEIBUTSU TANTO -
"MIDARE-MITSUKANE"
NAGASA: 9.8
SUN
MOTO-HABA:
8 BU
SORI: MU-SORI
NAKAGO: 3.2 SUN
MITSUKANE was a
RAI KUNITOSHI student and is famous for his
adherence to RAI KUNITOSHI style
SUGUHA. The KATAOCHI "Stooped-shoulders"
GUNOME-MIDARE this TANTO displays is in the
OSAFUNE school style originated by OSAFUNE
KAGEMITSU.
MITSUKANE first studied sword making as a
youth under KAGEMITSU's father, NAGAMITSU
and speculation has naturally followed
placing this piece as early, or made in
reverence of his early roots. The name
MIDARE MITSUKANE defines it an unusual
SUGUHA departure.
It is considered unique among his works.
HIRA-TSUKURI, MU-SORI TANTO has strongly
placed HI walking the MUNE.
MOKUME HADA has rather weak JI-NIE when
compared with other MITSUKANE RAI-style
examples.
GUNOME leans softly in different directions.
Small KO-ASHI drop occasionally while a few
YO find the mid. SUNAGASHI runs quietly and
fine KINSUJI drape delicate threads.INAZUMA
arcs through the URA lower.
KO-MARU BOSHI resists the sweep of HAKIKAKE
brushing NIOI and NIE to the SAKI.
UBU, two MEKUGI-ANA NAKAGO has his
two-character MEI where the MITSU curtseys
to the right and the KANE bends left. |
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Midare-Mitsukane
Juyo
Bunkazai
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