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YOSHIKAGE(1) KEM-MU (f: KAGEMITSU): See NAGAMITSU School, under CHIKAKAGE - See YOASHIKAGE examples in Kagemitsu School. YOSHIKAGE(2) O-AN (t: KANEMITSU): Son-in-law of CHOGI. There are few ZAI-MEI, most are cut down - SURIAGE MU-MEI. KO-NOTARE undulation displays GUNOME-CHOJI BA. GUNOME- MIDARE KO-CHOJI. See CHOGI - NAGAYOSHI School and KOZORI The YOSHIKAGE signature returns in O-EI and SUE-BIZEN. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIKAGE BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU YOSHIKAGE YOSHIKAGE(3) O-EI: O-EI stylist. KOSHI-HIRAKI GUNOME-CHOJI BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIKAGE YOSHIKANE MEI-TOKU (t: YOSHIKAGE): MOKUME HADA. KO-MIDARE BA to GUNOME KO-CHOJI MIDARE BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIKANE KUNITSUNA TEI-JI (t: KANEMITSU): To KA-KEI 1387. See KOZORI MEI: KUNITSUNA KUNIMUNE MITSUKAGE KA-KEI (f: KUNITSUNA, t: YOSHIKAGE): From EI-WA 1375 to RYAKU-O 1338. YOSHIKAGE School. SODEN stylist where his CHOJI BA and KO-MIDARE with SAKA ASHI-IRI resembles CHIKAKAGE. Cut slanting characters near the MUNE. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MITSUKAGE BISHU OSAFUNE JU MITSUKAGE HISAMITSU(3) KYO-TOKU (f: MITSUKAGE): 2nd HISAMITSU was son of MORIKAGE (see O-EI BIZEN MORIKAGE Group). KYO-TOKU sees the blushing OEI KOSHI-HIRAKI styles fade to the harder KO-GUNOME and KO-CHOJI of the emerging MUROMACHI BIZEN. See KANSHO BIZEN for the styles and their masters. |
YOSHIMITSU(1) KEM-MU (br: KANEMITSU, f: KAGEMITSU): Second son. YOSHI form: GI "Justice." Born: KO-AN 6, 1283, died: BUN-WA 4, 1355. Like his brother, the YOSHIMITSU career span is some 50 years. And although a one generation theory was posed, present thought places two: YOSHIMITSU(1) from GEN-KYO 1321 to BUN-WA 1352, and YOSHIMITSU(2) EN-BUN 1356 to EI-WA 1375. YOSHIMITSU(1) made swords during the beginning of the NANCHO Southern Cause period. Like KANEMITSU(1), he made father OSAFUNE KAGEMITSU style KATAOCHI "Stooped-shoulders" GUNOME HA with KO-ASHI IRI. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE JU YOSHIMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE YOSHIMITSU YOSHIMITSU(2) EN-BUN: SABEIDAYU. Worked from EN-BUN 1356 to EI-WA 1375. Swords resemble KANEMITSU, long TACHI with elongated KISSAKI. TOGARI on GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE BA. His KATAOCHI "stooped-shoulders" GUNOME will seem evenly set and rather changeless. A NOTARE feel to the KO-NIE HAMON is said to differ him from KANEMITSU. Long and small MEI in the SHINOGI-JI. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIMITSU BISHU OSAFUNE JU YOSHIMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE YOSHIMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU YOSHIMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JU SABEIDAYU YOSHIMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE SABEIDAYU FUJIWARA YOSHIMITSU YUKIMITSU KO-O (f: YOSHIMITSU): KO-GUNOME CHOJI BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YUKIMITSU YOSHIKIYO TEI-JI (t: YOSHIMITSU): From TEI-WA 1345 to O-AN 1368. TANTO. KATAOCHI GUNOME HA resembles YOSHIMITSU. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIKIYO |
Yoshimitsu
Tachi - Kokuho![]() Yoshimitsu Tachi - Kokuho Nagasa: 76.8cm Moto-Haba: 3cm Shinogi-Tsukuri, Ihori-Mune, Koshizori, Chu-Kissaki Tachi. Bo-Hi both sides to Maru-Dome. Standing Itame Mokume Hada are mixed. There is Utsuri. Generally Hoso-width Nioi-Deki Gunome Choji-Midare Ba with Ashi. Hamon becomes more engaged with the Mokume Hada of the mid. Midare-Komi Boshi. Bishu Osafune Ju Yoshimitsu Kemmu Yonnen Juni Gatsu Hi |
TOMOMITSU EN-BUN (t: KANEMITSU, f: KAGEMITSU): Youngest son
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Tomomitsu
Tachi - Kokuho![]() Tomomitsu Tachi - Kokuho Nagasa: 125cm - 4 Shaku 1 Sun 2 Bu 5 Rin Moto=Haba: 4.4cm Shinogi-Tsukuri, Ihori-Mune, Koshizori, elongated O-Kissaki. Bo-Hi on both upper halves. Tachi-Ura has two Bonji and Omote has Kurikara and Vajra Ken. Ko-Itame Hada has thin Ji-Nie and Utsuri. O-Midare of Gunome Choji with Ashi and Yo is strafed of Sunagashi creating Tobi-Yaki and Nijuba of great variation. Nioi is tight and Nie is Mura. Ubu Nakago has one Mekugi-ana. Bishu Osafune Tomomitsu Tei-Ji Gonen Ni gatsu Hi |
MOTOMITSU(1) EN-BUN (f: KANEMITSU): SABEInoJO. Son and student. KO-EI 1342 to EI-WA 1375. Resembles father, KANEMITSU. There are wide bladed ZAI-MEI with O-KISSAKI. Standing MOKUME HADA has CHIKEI and JI-NIE. NIOI-DEKI KATAOCHI "Stooped-shoulders" GUNOME where KO-NIE and NIOI-FUKASHI figures appear angular or squarish in a gently undulating NOTARE roll. MIDARE BOSHI rises to a small KO-MARU head. 2nd in O-EI 1394. Another in MEI-O 1492. BIZENnoKUNI MOTOMITSU BISHU OSAFUNE MOTOMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI JU OSAFUNE SABEInoJO MOTOMITSU
MASAMITSU(1) TEI-JI (f: KANEMITSU): Son and student. This is a long
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