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- Each province had a Kokubunji, a temple group with township. The Kokubunji system had been set up under the Emperor. Each had one for women, Ama, and one for men. It was a special system - and the people associated, were special people. Ko-Mihara were "Emperor-side" smiths - as opposed to "Government-side" or Samurai side. They supported the Emperor, just as Nambokucho Bizen smiths Unjo, Unji and Unju were supporters of the Emperor. Ko-Mihara is conservative. They remained conservative, specifically against the on-slot of the fancy Ichimonji Hamon-types having been produced down the road in Fukuoka Bizen. Conservative was winning out in the later Kamakura over the earlier, mid-period Ichimonji fancy styles. The original Sanyodo influence is Yamato, then Yamashiro styles.The high-ridge in Mihara School tells of keeping tradition. Sukemura comes from Ichimonji lines and brings Bizen sword-making skill. So we see fine Bizen-like swords with conservative Suguha and raised SHINOGI ridges. Ko-Mihara are excellent swords - exhibiting true master-piece quality. Hence Ko-Mihara have always been heralded and revered works. Ko-Mihara are considered world-class, especially because of their conservative nature. |
_________ ________ ________________ SADACHIKA SADAHIRA HOKKE SHIGETOSHI _______________________ ICHIMONJI NOBUSANE Line _____________|____ KOKUBUNJI SUKEMURA KO-AN 1278 KOKUBUNJI TAKAMITSU _____________|____ KOKUBUNJI MUNEYUKI KOKUBUNJI SUKEKUNI(1) GEN-KYO 1321 KOKUBUNJI MUNENAGA __________|____________ __________ __________________ __|____ - brothers - ____|____ ____|____ __________|____ MASAIYE(1) MASAMITSU YUKIYOSHI(1) ICHIJO KANEYUKI | MIHARA Restorer YUKIYOSHI | * The Root of All Trees * |______________ ______________ _________________________ _____ __|____ ___|____ ___|___ _________|__ | MASAIYE(2) SUKEKUNI(2) MORIIYE(1) HOKKE ICHIJO | MASAIYE(3) KUNIMASA See ASHIDA HOKKE | MASAIYE(4) _________ ICHIJO School | MASAIYE(5) MUNETSUNA | _________________________ _______________ ___________________| __|______ - brothers - ___|____ ___|_____ ________ | MASACHIKA MASAHIRO(1) MASASHIGE MASUMORI | | KINASHI in O-EI |______________________ | |_____________ ___|____ ___|____ | __|______ ___|____ MASASADA (MASAMUNE 2) MASAHIRO(2) | MASACHIKA MASAZANE | |__________________________________ | __________|____ ____________|____ | EI-KYO MASAZANE (f: KUNIMASA) ONOMICHI SADAKUNI | MASAZANE | |_______________________________ | ___|____ ___________|___ | MASAZANE TOMO JU SADAIYE | ___________________ __________ ___________ __________________| __|____ -brothers- ___|____ ___|____ ___|____ MASAIYE MASAKIYO MASAKUNI MASAKIYO(1) |___________ MASAYOSHI MASAKIYO(2) __|_____ ___|____ MASANOBU MASAHIRO SADATSUGU (see TOMO School) |
MASAIYE TEN-PYO 729 Founding Ancestor KO-MIHARA: TORIIZORI with raised SHINOGI and wide SHINOGI-JI. MOKUME with MASAME. O-HADA. SUGUHA with ASHI or KO-GUNOME with YO. _________ ________ ________________ SADACHIKA SADAHIRA HOKKE SHIGETOSHI _______________________ - EI-NIN 1293 - NIN-PYO 1151 ICHIMONJI NOBUSANE Line _____________|____ KOKUBUNJI SUKEMURA KO-AN 1278 KOKUBUNJI TAKAMITSU _____________|____ KOKUBUNJI MUNEYUKI KOKUBUNJI SUKEKUNI(1) GEN-KYO 1321 KOKUBUNJI MUNENAGA __________|__________________ ____________ SHO-KEI 1332 __|____ - brothers - ____|____ ____|____ MASAIYE(1) TOKU-JI 1306 MASAMITSU YUKIYOSHI(1) KO-EI 1342 | (t: KARAKAWA TAMETO) KO-EI 1342 ____|____ | MIHARA Restorer YUKIYOSHI MEI-TOKU 1390 | * The Root of All Trees * |_________________________ _________________________ _________ __|____ ___|____ ___|___ | MASAIYE(2) TEI-WA 1345 SUKEKUNI(2) KA-KEI 1387 MORIIYE(1) | __|____ ___|____ TEI-WA 1345 | MASAIYE(3) TEI-JI 1362 KUNIMASA O-EI 1394 | __|____ _________ | MASAIYE(4) EI-WA 1375 MUNETSUNA | __|____ EI-WA 1375 | MASAIYE(5) O-EI 1394 | _________________________ __________________________ ________| __|______ - brothers - ___|____ ___|_____ | MASACHIKA O-AN 1368 MASAHIRO(1) TEI-JI 1362 MASASHIGE | | KINASHI in O-EI |_____________________ TEI-JI 1362 | | ___|____ ___|____ | | KINASHI School MASASADA TEI-JI 1362 MASAHIRO(2) | |_____________ (MASAMUNE 2) O-EI 1394 | __|______ ___|____ ________ | MASACHIKA MASAZANE O-EI 1394 MASUMORI O-EI 1394 | KAI in O-EI |__________________________________ | __________|____ ____________|____ | EI-KYO MASAZANE (f: KUNIMASA) ONOMICHI SADAKUNI | ___|____ | MASAZANE BUN-AN 1444 | |_______________________________ | ___|____ ___________|___ | MASAZANE BUN-MEI 1469 TOMO JU SADAIYE | ___________________ _________________ _______________________| __|____ -brothers- ___|____ ___|____ | MASAIYE MASAKIYO MASAKUNI TEI-JI 1362 | | TEI-WA 1345 O-AN 1368 ___|_____ (f: MASAHIRO) | |_________________________ MASAYOSHI O-EI 1394 | __|_____ ___|____ ____________________| MASANOBU MEI-TOKU 1390 MASAHIRO ___|____ __|______ EI-TOKU 1381 MASAKIYO(1) TEI-JI 1362 SADATSUGU O-AN 1368 ___|____ (see TOMO School) MASAKIYO(2) SHI-TOKU 1384 BINGO KO-MIHARA |
Ko-Mihara
Nagamaki Shibata Ko-Mihara Nagamaki Nagasa: 2 Shaku 4 Sun Sori: 7 Bu 6 Rin Moto-haba: 1 Sun 1 Rin Saki-haba: 1 Sun Kasane: 2 Bu 8 Rin Nagamaki-Naoshi Tsukuri. Wide, deep curve to O-Kissaki. Raised Shinogi-taka. Overt Namboku Sugata. O-Itame Mokume mix has JiNie. Ko-Nie Deki Chu-Suguha has Ashi and Yo, - Nie is deep. Kinsuji and Sunagashi. Sugu Ko-Maru Boshi has deep falling Kaeri. Mumei, Kurijiri Nakago |
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MASAIYE(3) TEI-JI (f: UEMONnoJO): SAEMONnoJO. Work from TEI-JI to EI-WA 1375. SHIRA-KE Whitish KO-ITAME HADA. Medium KO-NOTARE MIDARE BA with ASHI and YO. MEI: MASAIYE BISHU JU MASAIYE SAKU BISHU JU SAEMONnoJO MASAIYE SAKU MASAIYE(4) EI-WA: HYOGOSUKE. This time is also called the TEN-JU. KO-ITAME HADA. NOTARE-MIDARE BA with ASHI and YO. MEI: BISHU JU MASAIYE HYOGOSUKE FUJIWARA MASAIYE MASAIYE(5) O-EI: SABEInoJO. Work appears forward of O-EI. ITAME with MASA on the HA. JI-NIE. NIOI-DEKI SUGU KO-GUNOME in KO-NIE. SABEInoJO noted for excellence. MEI: BISHU JU MASAIYE BINGO-no-KUNI JU MASAIYE BISHU JU SABEInoJO MASAIYE SAKU MASACHIKA O-AN (br: MASAHIRO): KO-MIHARA. Then transferred to KINASHI in O-EI. SUGUHA with ASHI and GUNOME HA. MEI: BISHU JU MASACHIKA MASACHIKA O-EI (f: O-AN MASACHIKA): KINASHI JU. Moved to KAI. ITAME HADA. SUGU KO-MIDARE BA. MEI: BISHU JU MASACHIKA MASAZANE O-EI (f: MASACHIKA): SUGUHA and KO-MIDARE BA with ASHI. MEI: BINGO-no-KUNI MIHARA JU BINGO-no-KUNI MIHARA JU MASAZANE MASAZANE EI-KYO (f: KUNIMASA - from KOKUBUNJI SUKEKUNI 2): ITAME with JI-NIE of MASAIYE style. SUGU KO-MIDARE. Note: BUN-GI MASAZANE moved to KAI but his line returns to finish KOTO in TEN-MON and TEN-SHO. MEI: BISHU JU MASAZANE MASAHIRO(1) TEI-JI (f: MASAIYE): SAEMONnoJO. Starts in KA-REKI. SHIRA-KERU KO-ITAME HADA with JI-NIE. NIE ASAKI-NOTARE KO-MIDARE BA with ASHI and YO. GUNOME-CHOJI KO-MIDARE. SUNAGASHI. Smooth SUGU BOSHI to KO-MARU, deep KAERI. Later JI-DAI to KAI. MEI: MASAHIRO SAKU BISHU JU MASAHIRO BISHU JU SAEMONnoJO MASAHIRO TSUKURU MASAHIRO(2) O-EI: ONOMICHI JU. NIE-DEKI SUGU KO-NOTARE MIDARE BA with ASHI and YO. MEI: MASAHIRO SAKU BISHU JU MASAHIRO SAKU BINGO-no-KUNI JU MASAHIRO |
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MASASHIGE TEI-JI (f: MASAIYE 1): SUGUHA and KO-MIDARE BA. MEI: BISHU JU MASASHIGE MASAKUNI TEI-JI (f: MASAHIRO, t: MASAIYE): KINASHI. ITAME. SUGUHA. MEI: BISHU MASAKUNI BINGO JU MASAKUNI BISHU MIHARA JU MASAKUNI MASAIYE TEI-WA (t: MIHARA MASAIYE 1): KO-MIHARA. MASA form: SEI "Administration." Refined SHIRA-KE ITAME with MASAME. SUGUHA and KO-GUNOME HA with ASHI. MEI: BISHU JU MASAIYE BISHU JU SAKYO-no-SUKE MASAIYE MASANOBU MEI-TOKU (f: MASAIYE): Father of O-AN SADATSUGU, who transferred to TOMO in O-EI. MOKUME with JI-NIE. HOSO- SUGU KO-GUNOME with KO-ASHI. KINSUJI is found. MASAKIYO O-AN (br: MASAIYE): SAEMONnoJO. KO-MIHARA. SHIRA-KE ITAME with MASAME. SUGUHA and KO-NOTARE KO-GUNOME with ASHI. Small signature. |
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