KINJU School: O-ITAME with MASA creates running HADA with CHIKEI.
SUGU GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE, MIDARE BA, O-MIDARE O-NOTARE HOTSURE.
GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE with SUNAGASHI, KINSUJI and INAZUMA. JI-NIE.
O-MARU BOSHI.
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KINJU EN-BUN 1356
   |____________________ _____________________ ___________
___|____ -brothers- ____|____             ____|____   ____|____
KANEYUKI O-AN 1368  KANEMITSU MEI-TOKU    KANEMITSU   KANESHIGE 
   |___________________             1390   ___|____    TEI-JI 1362
___|____           ____|___                KANEHIRO 
KANEHIRO OEI 1394  KANESATO MEI-TOKU 1390    KYO-TOKU 1452
 
"The Ten Students" - See The Ten Students
KINJU EN-BUN (f: MOTOSHIGE): A founder at SEKI, his Buddhist name
     was DOAMI, said priest at SEISENJI in ECHIZEN. He 
     transferred to SEKI and made swords. A signed sword 
     testifies his father as MOTOSHIGE.  
     As one of the legendary "Ten Students" of MASAMUNE, we 
     expect to see the masterful application of SOSHU style KITAE 
     and YAKIBA. However, his recorded work from EN-BUN 1356 to 
     O-AN 1368 shows the YAMATO SENJUIN descended, HOKURIKU 
     forging-characteristics, - which throws doubt on this always 
     shrinking fraternity. Some long featured ornaments of sword 
     study, such as the "Ten Students" were myths, or partial 
     myths, originally created, or seized upon, by the then ever-
     active EDO fantasy writers.

     Genuine KINJU are highly refined works showing the flavor 
     and style of the outlying HOKURIKU.

     KINJU made NAMBOKUCHO style TACHI and TANTO: wide, thin 
     blade with shallow SORI and even curve. MITSU-MUNE. 
     Standing SHIRAKI O-ITAME HADA mixes with MASAME to create 
     the running HADA appearance. YUBASHIRI appears in the JI. 
     HOKURIKU is "dark" KURO steel. 
     SUNAGASHI runs through NIE-DEKI KO-GUNOME that has a slight
     KO-NOTARE wave to the line. KOSHI-HIRAKI GUNOME-MIDARE BA 
     with SUNAGASHI and TOBI-YAKI, GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE BA marked 
     of particularly round or outsized and looping GUNOME heads 
     known as KENBO MIDARE or KANEFUSA MIDARE. 
     BOSHI is O-MARU with NOTARE TOGARI and HAKIKAKE "swept." 
     HORIMONO are unusual or esoteric religious motifs, another 
     area showing outlying themes.
     YASURI is KATTE SAGARI on short NAKAGO, an expected 
     NAMBOKUCHO feature. 

KANEYUKI O-AN 1368 (f: KINJU): UEMON-no-JO. OSHIGATA show us 
     ASAKI-NOTARE lines of GUNOME-MIDARE BA in NIE. 
   KANEYUKI

KANESATO MEI-TOKU 1390 (f: KANEYUKI): KINJU School smith.
     KANESATO

KANEHIRO OEI (f: KANEYUKI): KANE form: "Gold" SEKI. NIJI MEI.

KANEMITSU MEI-TOKU 1390 (f: KINJU, br: KANEYUKI): KANE form: "Gold"
     SEKI smith. Younger brother of KANEYUKI. Strong ITAME with 
     MASAME that runs. 
     KOSHI-HIRAKI style GUNOME-MIDARE BA with streaming SUNAGASHI.
     There is much JIBA on dark MINO steel. 
   KANEMITSU

KANEMITSU EI-WA 1375 f: TEGAI KANENAGA): Third son. UEMON-no-JO. 
     Originally from YAMATO, he first signed with the "HO' KANE 
     form, as did YAMATO smiths. Then changed to "Bushel" form. 
     He was the adopted son-in-law of KANEYUKI and moved to SEKI. 
     He becomes a MINO Founder and leader at SEKI. 
     Work period is from EI-TOKU 1381 into the OEI. 
     Made TACHI, TANTO with thick KASANE. HOSO-SUGUHA. 
     His name is passed and honored in all the MINO schools 
     throughout the coming SENGOKU. 
   KANEMITSU

KANEHIRO KYO-TOKU (f: KANEMITSU): KANE form: "Gold". SEKI smith. 
     KANEHIRO