KO-ETCHU School     * KUNIMITSU arrives from YAMATO *

The SOSHU KAMAKURA club splits apart for NAMBOKUCHO. SA and the 
SAIKAIDO to the south, ETCHU and the HOKURIKU to the north. These
affiliations forged the MUROMACHI schools to the coming SENGOKU. 
KO-ETCHU was a brief period following the fading NORISHIGE School
before O-EI 1394. Narrow, thick blades. KO-MOKUME with MASAME. 
GUNOME-MIDARE HA.
_________            
KUNIMITSU(1) KO-UDA Founder BUN-PO 1317
    |________________________ _____________ ____________________
____|____                ____|____     ____|____                |
KUNIMITSU(2) KO-AN 1361  KUNISHIGE(1)  KUNITSUGU(1) EN-BUN 1356 |
____|____                EN-BUN 1356   ____|____                |
KUNIMITSU(3) O-EI 1394                 KUNITSUGU(2)             |
____|____                              SHI-TOKU 1384            |
KUNIMITSU(4) KYO-TOKU 1452                                      |
____|____                                                       |
KUNIMITSU(5) MEI-O 1492                                         |
     ___________________________________________________________|
____|___                
SADAMUNE(1) KEM-MU 1334 
    |________________ ________________________ _________________
____|___          ___|_____                ___|____             |
SADAMUNE(2) O-EI  MORIYOSHI EN-BUN 1356    TOMOYUKI KEM-MU 1334 |
____|___          ___|____                 ___|____             |
SADAMUNE(3)       TOMOHISA(1) TEI-JI 1362  TOMOYUKI TEI-JI 1362 |
HO-TOKU 1449      ___|_____                ___|_____            |
                  TOMOTSUGU(1) EI-TOKU     MORIYOSHI O-EI 1394  |
                  ___|_____        1381    ___|_____            |
                  TOMOTSUGU(2) O-EI 1394   MORIYOSHI            |
                  ___|____                 BUN-AN 1444          |
________          TOMOHISA(3) EI-KYO 1429  _________            |
TOMOHIRO(1) TEI-JI         _______         YOSHIHISA O-AN 1368  |
____|___       1362        MITSUYO       _______                |
TOMOHIRO(2) O-EI 1394     EI-KYO 1429    HISAIYE SHI-TOKU 1384  |
    __________________________ __________________________ ______|
___|____                  ____|____                  ____|____    
TOMONORI(1) KEM-MU 1334   TOMOMITSU(1) TEI-JI 1362   MITSUMUNE  
___|____                  ____|____                 EI-TOKU 1381 
TOMONORI(2) TEI-JI 1362   TOMOMITSU(2)   _________
___|____                  O-EI 1394      TOMOSHIGE MEI-TOKU 1390
TOMONORI(3) EI-TOKU 1381                 ________             
   |___________ ____________             TOMOYASU(1) O-EI 1394  
___|____    ___|____    ____|____        ___|____               
TOMONORI(4) TOMOHISA(2) TOMOMOCHI        TOMOYASU(2) BUN-MEI 1469
   |      - O-EI 1394 -      ________  
___|____                     HISATOMI EI-KYO 1429
TOMONORI(5) KYO-TOKU 1452    _________      
___|_____                    TOMOYOSHI          _________ _______
TOMOTSUGU(3) BUN-MEI 1469   CHO-ROKU 1457       TOMOSHIGE TOMOIYE
   |____________________ ______________          - MEI-O 1492 -
___|____ -brothers- ____|____      ____|____
TOMONORI            YOSHINORI      TOMOTSUGU(4) EI-SHO 1504
EI-SHO 1504         EN-TOKU 1489   ____|____
                                   TOMOTSUGU(5) TEN-MON 1532

    Main Players: __________________
                  KO-ETCHU KUNIMITSU(1) BUN-PO 1317
                               |________ ________
                           ____|___ ____|___ ____|____
                           TOMONORI TOMOYUKI MORIYOSHI

KUNIMITSU BUN-PO: KO-NYUDO. Brought SENJUIN style from YAMATO UDA 
          to found the KO-ETCHU UDA School. 
          KUNIMITSU(2) - See following UDA School
    MEI: UDA KUNIMITSU
 Tokubetsu Juyo Uda Kunimitsu 

KUNITSUGU(1) EN-BUN (f: KO-NYUDO KUNIMITSU): 3rd son of
        KUNIMITSU.
    MEI: KUNITSUGU

KUNITSUGU(2) SHI-TOKU: Worked to O-EI 1394.
    MEI: KUNITSUGU

TOMONORI(1) KEM-MU (f: SADAMUNE): NORISHIGE line KAJI. 
    MEI: TOMONORI

TOMONORI(2) TEI-JI: Buddhist name: SAKON. NAMBOKUCHO makes its 
        mark. TANTO in MOKUME with MASAME. KO-NIE KO-GUNOME HA.
        Went to KAGA later.
    MEI: SAKON TOMONORI

TOMONORI(3) EI-TOKU (f: TOMONORI): Pieces from EI-TOKU 1381 to
        the O-EI. SUGU, KO-GUNOME and KO-MIDARE BA. Resembles
        FUJISHIMA work. Usually two character MEI. Signatures 
        with "UDA" as a leader generally originate forward of 
        O-EI. TOMONORI found in  EI-KYO 1429, KYO-TOKU 1452,
        BUN-MEI 1469 and EI-SHO 1504.
    MEI: TOMONORI

TOMOHISA O-EI (f: TOMONORI): Two character MEI: TOMOHISA. 

TOMOYUKI(1) KEM-MU (f: SADAMUNE): MOKUME with MASAME. SUGUHA and
        NOTARE-MIDARE HA.
    MEI: TOMOYUKI

TOMOYUKI(2) TEI-JI: SUGUHA.
    MEI: TOMOYUKI

MORIYOSHI(1) EN-BUN:  KO-ETCHU differential to UDA. Worked from
        KEM-MU.MOKUME with MASAME. SUGU GUNOME-CHOJI BA.
    MEI: MORIYOSHI

MORIYOSHI O-EI (f: TOMOYUKI): Last of KO-ETCHU Group into O-EI.
        BUN-AN smith follows, differentiate by style.
    MEI: MORIYOSHI

TOMOHISA(1) TEI-JI (f: MORIYOSHI): There are few swords. GUNOME.
    MEI: TOMOHISA

HISAIYE SHI-TOKU: Worked in O-EI 1394. GUNOME-MIDARE HA.
    MEI: HISAIYE
         UDA HISAIYE

TOMOHIRO(1) TEI-JI: Worked to EI-WA 1375. MOKUME HADA with 
        MASAME. SUGU KO-GUNOME HA.
    MEI: TOMOHIRO

TOMOHIRO(2) O-EI (f: TOMOHIRO 1): Work period from MEI-TOKU 1390
        to O-EI. Made narrow and thick, CHU-KISSAKI, FUNBARI 
        TACHI. Pulled KO-MOKUME HADA with MASAME resembling 
        AYASUGI HADA. NIE KO-GUNOME crowds TOGARI BA. UTSURI 
        flashes on the YAKIDASHI. Two character MEI signed large
        above the ANA: TOMOHIRO.
    MEI: TOMOHIRO