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BIZEN KOZORI School KOZORI smiths made blades in the style of KANEMITSU School. The name is either derived from the name of its founder, KOZORI KUZAEMON; or its founder was named for the school - a school which would moniker smiths of the post-KANEMITSU SODEN and their reduced SORI SUGATA. Later: Often low KO-GUNOME that tends to TOGARI or rounded GUNOME resembling YOSHII School. MOKUME. SUGUHA, GUNOME-CHOJI. _______________________ KO-OSAFUNE KAGEHIDE(1) SHO-GEN 1259 _________ ___|______ NORITSUNA KA-GEN 1303 SHIGEYOSHI(1) KA-GEN 1303 ___|______ |___________________________ YOSHITSUNA(1) SHO-WA 1312 ___|______ ___|____ __________ SHIGEYOSHI(2) GEN-KO 1331 SHIGEIYE(1) KEM-MU 1334 SHIGETSUGU |__________________________ _______________________ _________ ___|______ ___|___ ___|______ | SHIGEYOSHI(3) TEI-JI 1362 NARIIYE(1) TEI-JI 1362 MITSUSHIGE | |________________ ___|____ EN-BUN 1356 | ___|_____-brthrs-___|____ MITSUIYE O-AN 1368 _______ | YASUMITSU YASUSADA ________ IYEMORI(2) | - See O-EI BIZEN - NORISUKE EI-WA 1375 EN-BUN 1356 | _________________________ _____________ ____________________| ___|_____ ___|_____ ___|_____ | YOSHIKUNI TEI-JI 1362 NAGASHIGE SADAMITSU TEI-JI 1362 | |______________________ O-EI 1394 ___|____ | ___|_____ ___|____ SANEMASA O-EI 1394 | YOSHISADA O-EI 1394 SADAMASA ______________ | ___|_____ O-EI 1394 ABE SHIGETSUGU TEI-WA 1345 | YOSHIHISA EI-KYO 1429 __________|___ | OEI SHIGETSUGU O-EI 1394 | ___________________________________________ _________________| __|_____________ ___|____ KOZORI MORIMITSU(1) SHIGEIYE EN-BUN 1356 | TEI-JI 1362 ___|____ | MOTOYASU MEI-TOKU 1390 |_________________ _________________ ____________________ ____ __|______ ______|__ ___|___ _________|___ | MORIMITSU(2) SHIGEHISA O-EI 1394 IYEMORI(3) OMIYA MORIIYE | O-EI 1394 ______|___ SHI-TOKU 1384 O-EI 1394 | TSUGUMITSU ___________ ____________ ______| ________ See O-EI BIZEN ___|___ ___|____ ___|____ MORIYUKI(1) NARIIYE(2) MORIHISA(2) MORIMASA(2) O-EI 1394 - O-EI 1394 - YOSHITSUNA SHO-WA (f: NORITSUNA): Line from FUKUOKA NOBUFUSA School. MOKUME. CHOJI BA with ASHI. Generations said following to the KAN-SHO. See KOZORI MASAMITSU - MITSUKAGE MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHITSUNA |
SHIGEYOSHI(1) KA-GEN (f: KAGEHIDE): ABE SHIGEYOSHI. SHIOTA JU. Original KOZORI Founder. Son and student of OSAFUNE KAGEHIDE. KO-NIE CHOJI KO-MIDARE BA. MEI: SHIGEYOSHI ABE SHIGEYOSHI BIZEN-no-KUNI JU SHIGEYOSHI BIZEN-no-KUNI SHIODA JUNIN SHIGEYOSHI SHIGEIYE(1) KEM-MU (t: SHIGEYOSHI): Tradition taught KAGEHIDE was the father, but now SHIGEIYE is thought the son of SHIGEYOSHI. MOKUME HADA. KO-CHOJI KO-MIDARE BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE SHIGEIYE SHIGEYOSHI(2) GEN-KO: KOZORI-KUZAEMON is the root or founder. Word of mouth reference named the school - or the man. SUGATA: Late KAMAKURA/early NAMBOKUCHO TACHI. MOKUME HADA. KO-NIE DEKI GUNOME-CHOJI mix. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE SHIGEYOSHI BISHU OSAFUNE JU SHIGEYOSHI SHIGEYOSHI(3) TEI-JI: KOZORI son. Father of O-EI YASUMITSU. From TEI-JI to MEI-TOKU 1390. There is a 7.3 SUN UCHIZORI, HIRA-TSUKURI, IHORI-MUNE TANTO with thick KASANE. Standing MOKUME runs. BO-UTSURI. Tightly defined NIOI SUGUHA or ASAKI-NOTARE BA. One expects KO-NIE GUNOME- CHOJI MIDARE BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE SHIGEYOSHI YASUMITSU O-EI (f: SHIGEYOSHI 3): "The Three MITSUs" MOKUME HADA. GUNOME-MIDARE. See O-EI BIZEN YASUSADA O-EI (br: YASUMITSU): See O-EI BIZEN SHIGEIYE(2) EN-BUN (f: SHIGEYOSHI 2): Resembles KANEMITSU School. Work to O-AN 1368. MOKUME. Small patterned KO-CHOJI KO-MIDARE BA. Slight up-tilt with slight arc to horizontal strokes. HIDE seems cursive. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE SHIGEIYE NARIIYE TEI-JI (f: SHIGEYOSHI): From BUN-WA 1352 to EI-TOKU 1381. MOKUME HADA. NIOI KO-CHOJI KO-MIDARE or GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE resembling KANEMITSU style. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE NARIIYE BISHU OSAFUNE JU NARIIYE BIZEN-no-KUNI JU NARIIYE MITSUIYE O-AN (t: NARIIYE): MOKUME HADA. SUGUHA with ASHI-IRI and GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE KO-CHOJI BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MITSUIYE BISHU OSAFUNE JU MITSUIYE |
MITSUSHIGE EN-BUN (f: SHIGEYOSHI): ABE Group. EN-BUN to TEI-JI 1362. Standing MOKUME HADA. SUGU GUNOME-CHOJI BA and KO-MIDARE of KO-CHOJI BA. MITSUSHIGE is found in KO-BIZEN, MOTOSHIGE Group and KOZORI School. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MITSUSHIGE BIZEN OSAFUNE MITSUSHIGE BISHU JUNIN MITSUSHIGE SAKU NAGASHIGE O-EI (f: MITSUSHIGE): O-EI style. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE NAGASHIGE SADAMITSU TEI-JI (f: KUZAEMON SHIGEYOSHI): TEI-JI 1362 to EI-TOKU 1381. His style is classic SUGATA. MOKUME HADA with CHOJI BA HAMON. KOZORI style with GUNOME-CHOJI BA is considered O-EI. Signed in fairly thick, clear strokes. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE SADAMITSU BIZEN OSAFUNE SADAMITSU BIZEN OSAFUNE JUNIN SADAMITSU SANEMASA O-EI (t: SADAMITSU): Long TANTO. MOKUME. GUNOME-CHOJI. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE SANEMASA YOSHIKUNI TEI-JI (t: SHIGEYOSHI): YOSHI form: RYO "Good." MOKUME. GUNOME-MIDARE and CHOJI BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIKUNI SADAMASA O-EI (t: YOSHIKUNI): Last trickle in KAGEMITSU line. MOKUME HADA. GUNOME-CHOJI BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE SADAMASA YOSHISADA O-EI (f: YOSHIKUNI): YOSHI form: RYO. MOKUME HADA. GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHISADA YOSHIHISA EI-KYO (t: YOSHISADA): YOSHI form: RYO "Good." O-EI's BO-UTSURI knifes through MOKUME. KO-CHOJI MIDARE BA calls the EI-KYO. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YOSHIHISA |
MORIMITSU(1) TEI-JI (f: SHIGEYOSHI 2): MORI form: SHU "Protect" TEI-JI 1362 to O-AN 1368. Son and student. KANEMITSU style, wide valleys GUNOME-CHOJI BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MORIMITSU MORIMITSU(2) O-EI (f: MORIMITSU 1): Long career. Normal width, thick backed TACHI. MOKUME HADA has strongly standing BO-UTSURI to mark this O-EI stylist. Small patterned GUNOME-CHOJI with KO-CHOJI mixed. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MORIMITSU IYEMORI(3) SHI-TOKU (f: MORIMITSU, t: OSAFUNE YOSHIKAGE): Studied under YOSHIKAGE, see KOZORI IYEMORI - TADAMITSU Line NARIIYE(2) O-EI (f: MORIMITSU 1): KANEMITSU inspired, O-EI style KOSHI-HIRAKI "Open valleys" GUNOME-CHOJI BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE NARIIYE MORIHISA(2) O-EI (f: MORIMITSU 1): Worked through the O-EI. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MORIHISA SAKU MORIMASA O-EI (f: MORIMITSU): MASA form: SEI "administration." Work to EI-KYO 1429. MOKUME. GUNOME HA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MORIMASA SHIGEHISA O-EI (f: MORIMITSU): O-EI GUNOME-CHOJI BA. See O-EI MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE SHIGEHISA SHIGETSUGU KEM-MU: NAGAMITSU/KAGEMITSU BIZEN. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE JU SHIGETSUGU SHIGETSUGU TEI-WA: ABE SHIGETSUGU. KOZORI work forward of EN-GEN 1336. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE SHIGETSUGU SHIGETSUGU O-EI: Becomes OEI stylist from the ABE KOZORI of EI-WA 1375. GUNOME-CHOJI BA HAMON patterns. MEI: SHIGETSUGU BISHU OSAFUNE SHIGETSUGU |
________ MORIHISA(1) TEI-JI 1362 ___|____ ________ MORIMOTO(2) EI-TOKU 1381 MORIYUKI(1) MEI-TOKU 1390 |____________ __________ ___|____ ___|___ ___|____ MORIMOTO(3) IYEHIDE MORIYUKI(2) EI-KYO 1429 - O-EI 1394 - MORIHISA(1) TEI-JI: MOKUME. KO-GUNOME MIDARE HA with ASHI-IRI and GUNOME-CHOJI BA. Note: MORIHISA(2) is son of the first MORIMITSU of the main SHIGEYOSHI(2) line, see the preceding. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MORIHISA BISHU OSAFUNE JU MORIHISA MORIMOTO(2) EI-TOKU (f: MORIHISA): To the O-EI. 1st generation in KANEMITSU School. MOKUME. KO-MIDARE BA. 3rd: O-EI 1394 MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MORIMOTO IYEHIDE O-EI (f: MORIMOTO): MOKUME. SUGUHA, KO-MIDARE BA and GUNOME-CHOJI BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE IYEHIDE MORIYUKI(1) O-EI: From MEI-TOKU 1390. O-EI stylist. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MORIYUKI MORIYUKI(2) EI-KYO (f: MORIMOTO): Worked through EI-KYO period. MEI: BIZEN OSAFUNE MORIYUKI ________________ OSAFUNE MORIMASA TEI-JI 1362 MORIMASA TEI-JI: MORI form: SEI "Prosperous." Standing BO-UTSURI dresses MOKUME. Evenly set NIOI-DEKI GUNOME patterns. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MORIMASA ________ MORIHIDE KO-O 1389 From KO-O to MEI-TOKU 1390 period. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MORIHIDE _________ TSUNESADA MEI-TOKU 1390 MOKUME. KOSHI-HIRAKI GUNOME MIDARE BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE TSUNESADA |
________ MORITOMO O-AN 1368 ___|_____ MUNEYOSHI EI-KYO 1429 ___|____ NORIHIDE BUN-AN 1444 ___|____ KATSUIYE EI-SHO 1504 MORITOMO O-AN: Worked to the EI-KYO. MUNEYOSHI EI-KYO (f: MORITOMO): From EI-KYO to O-NIN 1467. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MUNEYOSHI BIZEN-no-KUNI MUNEYOSHI SAKU NORIHIDE BUN-AN (f: MUNEYOSHI): Worked from the OEI into the later BUN-MEI. KOZORI. BISHU OSAFUNE NORIHIDE KATSUIYE EI-SHO (f: NORIHIDE): SUE-BIZEN BISHU OSAFUNE KATSUIYE _________ MORITOSHI O-EI 1394 ___|_____ MORITOSHI KYO-TOKU 1452 ___|_____ MORITOSHI KYO-ROKU 1528 MORITOSHI O-EI: MORI form: SHU "Protector." MOKUME has BO-UTSURI. NIOI GUNOME-CHOJI BA. All three signed the same. Judge according to style. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MORITOSHI _________ YUKIMITSU(1) O-AN 1368 ___|_____ YUKIMITSU(2) O-EI 1394 ___|_____ YUKIMITSU(3) KA-KICHI 1441 See SUE-BIZEN for coming smiths YUKIMITSU(1) O-AN: YUKI form: KO "Good fortune." From O-AN 1368 to KA-KEI 1387. MOKUME. NIOI-DEKI GUNOME-CHOJI BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YUKIMITSU YUKIMITSU(2) O-EI: MOKUME. KO-MIDARE to GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YUKIMITSU YUKIMITSU(3) KA-KICHI (t: YUKIMASA): MASA: SEI. To CHO-ROKU 1457. Made CHOJI BA. Coming smiths march the SENGOKU. See SUE-BIZEN MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE YUKIMITSU |
__________ MITSUCHIKA O-AN 1368 ___|_____ MITSUMORI(1) MEI-TOKU 1390 ___|_____ MITSUMORI(2) KA-KICHI 1441 MITSUCHIKA O-AN: From O-AN 1368 to the O-EI. MOKUME HADA. SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE BA. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MITSUCHIKA BISHU OSAFUNE JU MITSUCHIKA MITSUMORI(1) MEI-TOKU (f: MITSUCHIKA): Work to O-EI 8. MOKUME. SUGUHA and KO-GUNOME MIDARE/KO-CHOJI BA with ASHI-IRI. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MITSUMORI MITSUMORI(2) KA-KICHI: To BUN-SHO 1466. Some TOGARI noted. MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE MITSUMORI |
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