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SOSHU AKIHIRO 
    SOSHU SOHEIKI "The Twin Jewels" with HIROMITSU, 
   Forever matched - Forever together
       
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MASAMUNE KA-REKI 1326 
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HIROMITSU    "Two Jewels"    AKIHIRO                                     See later SOSHU
                 - EN-BUN 1356 -      |_________________________
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                                   AKIHIO(2) BUN-WA 1352     AKIYOSHI O-AN 1368
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         YOSHITSUGU O-EI 1394     AKIHIRO(3) O-EI 1394      AKIKUNI KO-RYAKU 1379
AKIHIRO EN-BUN (f: HIROMITSU(1), t: MASAMUNE): Son and student. Some say Yukimitsu was his father, others, 
             SADAMUNE. Work is seen from EN-BUN to EI-TOKU 1381. An O-DACHI records his last work to 
             MEI-TOKU 1390. Wide MIHABA in TORII-ZORI. He made Strongly standing O-ITAME HADA with a fully 
             NIE-DEKI O-GUNOME-MIDARE BE and HITATSURA.NAMBOKUCHO style marks the first generation.
             MEI is either "SOSHU JU" or "SAGAMI-no-KUNI JU". Pieces are dated on the URA.

        SOSHU JU AKIHIRO

AKIHIRO(2) BUN-WA O-ITAME HADA with O-MIDARE BA, SOSHU style HAMON. Not of the same quality as AKIHIRO(1).
             Said to sign "AKI" in "Grass" script.

        SOSHU JU AKIHIRO

AKIYOSHI O-AN (t: AKIHIRO): Swords in O-ITAME HADA. SOSHU O-MIDARE BA HAMON. Many TANTO.

        AKIYOSHI
        SOSHU JU AKIYOSHI
        SAGAMI-no-KUNI JUNIN AKIYOSHI

YOSHITSUGU O-EI: AKIHIRO DEN.
JUYO BUNKAZAI AKIHIRO
bunkazai akihiro dambira
Juyo Bunkazai Akihiro

Nagasa: 9 sun 5 bu (28.8cm)
Motohaba: 8 Bu (2.5cm)
Motokasane: 2 Bu (0.6cm)
Sori: 1 Bu (0.3cm)
Nakago: 11 Sun 8 Bu (8.5cm)

One of the Masamune crowd, he and Hiromitsu are called the "Two Jewels" of the Soshu school. O-Itame Hada has a wet surface. Hitatsura Ba shows strong Kinsuji with beautiful Nie much like that of Sadamune.

Signed:
       Soshu Ju Akihiro
Dated:
       Ei-wa 2 (1376) 


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