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AWATAGUCHI students come to neighboring TAMBA. RAI KUNITOSHI
student, TAMBA-RAI KUNITOSHI, follows in GEN-O 1319.
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AWATAGUCHI NORIKUNI SHO-GEN 1207
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AWATAGUCHI MASAMITSU BUN-O 1260 AWATAGUCHI KUNINOBU SHO-GEN 1259
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TAMBA YUKITSUGU KEM-MU 1334 TAMBA KUNISADA BUN-EI 1264
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TAJIMA YUKISADA EN-BUN 1356 TAMBA MASATSUGU SHO-O 1288
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TAMBA MASAKUNI EN-KEI 1308
KUNISADA BUN-EI (t: KUNINOBU): CHUJIRO. AYABE JU. Transferred
from YAMASHIRO. Pieces are rare. He made Mid-KAMAKURA,
narrow TACHI with little NIKU and raised SHINOGI. His
KO-MOKUME HADA should show the AWATAGUCHI moist quality
including its JI-NIE and NIE JI-BA. Early work resembles
RAI KUNITOSHI's SUGUHA. HOSO-SUGU KO-CHOJI KO-MIDARE BA
with KO-ASHI IRI. Flowing, stylized MEI in thin strokes.
MEI: KUNISADA
YUKITSUGU KEM-MU (t: MASAMITSU): AYABE JU from EI-NIN 1293.
Student of the MASAMITSU branch of AWATAGUCHI NORIKUNI
moves to TAMBA. Like KUNISADA, his YAMASHIRO-style narrow
TACHI with raised SHINOGI are rarely found. Fine MOKUME
HADA has JI-NIE. SUGUHA or KO-GUNOME KO-MIDARE BA.
KO-MARU BOSHI. Curved NAKAGO with KURI-JIRI.
MEI: YUKITSUGU
MASAKUNI EN-KEI (f: MASATSUGU): AWATAGUCHI roots. KO-MOKUME HADA.
SUGUHA and KO-MIDARE BA.
MEI: FUJIWARA MASAKUNI
TAMBA AYABE JU MASAKUNI
TAMBA - SAEKI and AYABE
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KUNIZANE KA-GEN 1303
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TANGO JU KINJU GEN-O 1319
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HATA JU KUNIMITSU (YORIMASA - RAI KUNIMITSU 2)
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KUNITOSHI O-EI 1394
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SHIGEMUNE MIYATA KIYOMITSU
- KEM-MU 1334 -
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SAEKI NAGASUYE(1)GEN-TOKU1329 NAGAMOCHI RYAKU-O 1338
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SAEKI NAGASUYE(2) AYABE YUKISADA(1) KEM-MU 1334
BUN-WA 1352 ______________________|___________________________
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RAI KUNITOSHI SHO-CHU 1324 YUKIZANE TEI-JI 1362 |
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SENJUIN SHIGEHIRA SHIGEYASU MITSUSUKE MITSUKANE O-EI 1394 |
- HATAKE JU KO-AN 1361 - EI-WA 1375 ____|____ |
MITSUSUKE |
EI-KYO 1429 |
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YOSHITSUGU YUKISADA ARIMASAEI-TOKU 1381
O-EI 1394 MEI-TOKU 1390 ___|___
__________ ARIMASA O-EI (MITSUKANE 2)
SHIGETOSHI O-AN 1368 ___|______
____|____ SHIGETOSHI EI-KYO 1429
KIYOMITSU MEI-TOKU 1390
NAGASUYE(1) GEN-TOKU: SAEKI JU.
MEI: TAMBA-no-KUNI SAEKI NAGASUYE
NAGASUYE(2) BUN-WA: SAEKI JU.
MEI: SAEKI NAGASUYE
YUKISADA KEM-MU: AYABE JU. From KEM-MU 1334 to BUN-WA 1352. Said
a traveler: NOBUKUNI School in BUZEN, BUNGO, IWAMI and
TAMBA. Also known as ARIMASA and YOSHITSUGU. KO-MIDARE BA
and GUNOME-MIDARE HA.
MEI: YUKISADA
TAMBA - SAEKI and AYABE
KUNITOSHI GEN-O (t: MAGOTARO KUNITOSHI, f: YUKISADA): "TAMBA RAI"
is given him as he was student of RAI KUNITOSHI and seats
the style in TAMBA. Work period from GEN-O 1319 to
KA-REKI 1326. He is said to have produced some earlier
mid-KAMAKURA style work, with little FUNBARI, and current
SUE-KAMAKURA SUGATA with its tapering to the MONOUCHI.
They will thin blades with little NIKU. TANTO are wide
HIRA-TSUKURI or TAKENOKO that can be long. These may show
SU-KEN or GOMABASHI HORIMONO. Pronounced MOKUME HADA may
show RAI style NIE JI-BA dappling. CHU or HIRO-SUGU
KO-MIDARE/KO-GUNOME that seems to "tear." HAKIKAKE may
form UCHINOKE in the HABUCHI. There may be NIJUBA.
MIDARE-KOMI BOSHI with KO-MARU and slight KAERI. Some
YAKIZUME. TANTO BOSHI may deepen. HA-AGARI KURI-JIRI
NAKAGO.
MEI: RAI KUNITOSHI
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YOSHITSUGU O-EI 1394
MEI: AYABE JU YOSHITSUGU
TAMBA AYABE JU YOSHITSUGU
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SAEKI NAGATSUGU TEI-JI 1362
MEI: SAEKI JU NAGATSUGU
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KAGETSUGU TEI-JI 1362
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YOSHISADA KA-KEI 1387
MEI: TAMBA AYABE JU YOSHISADA
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MASATSUGUO-EI 1394
MEI: SAEKI JU MASATSUGU
TAMBA-no-KUNI JU MASATSUGU
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MASAKUNI O-EI 1394
MEI: SAEKI JU MASAKUNI
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SHIGETOSHI EI-KYO (f: ARIMASA)
MEI: TANSHU SHIGETOSHI
AYABE JU ENJU SHIGETOSHI
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YUKIKUNI EI-KYO 1429
MEI: YUKIKUNI
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AYABE YUKINARI O-NIN 1467
MEI: YUKINARI
TAMBA AYABE JU YUKINARI
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NORINAGA CHO-KYO 1487
MEI: TAMBA SAEKI JU NORINAGA
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SADATAKA SADAYOSHI SADAZANE SHIGEMUNE MIYATA ARIYOSHI
- EI-ROKU 1558 - BUN-ROKU 1592
