HIZEN - SHINTO      APPRAISAL GROUP: ECHIZEN - MUSASHI   HIZEN:  Elegant SHINTO SUGATA,  strong-grain gray steel,  CHU-SUGUHA in NIE, and �HIZEN NAKAGO.            SUGATA - SHINTO SUGATA. Always well shaped                     with a certain refined strength or                      broadness to the  blade.              HADA - Tight, pronounced KO-MOKUME JI-HADA. Some                     O-MOKUME in early pieces. Medium-light                     blue-gray to light gray-blackish steel.                     Thin skinned. Dark core-patches may be seen.                     There will be JI-NIE.             HAMON - HIRO or CHU-SUGUHA in well-formed and fine                      KO-NIE. There were NOTARE O-GUNOME, O-MIDARE                     GUNOME, and CHOJI-MIDARE patterns but the                     HIRO or CHU-SUGUHA is a school mark.                     SUNAGASHI and ASHI. KINSUJI and INAZUMA.             BOSHI - SUGU with MARU KAERI. An even width of YAKIBA.                     Often swords with an active HAMON will have                     the activity repeated in the BOSHI with a                     TOGARI and medium turnback. Some HAKIKAKE.            NAKAGO - Long, with a graceful appearance.                     Like the blades, a certain fullness                     to the planes. The shape is not                     stark or imposing. JIRI is either                     KENGYO or KURI with YASURI in the                     main smith lines being a YOKO or                     a particular KATEAGARI.   Both HAMON and JI-HADA will be uniform and well-executed. TADAYOSHI - YAMASHIRO - MUNENAGA       |  (1)  KEI-CHO 1596        |___________________________________ ___|________   _____|_____                    _____|____   YOSHINOBU  HIRONORI                  HIROSADA (YOSHIIYE)       |_____________                                           |____________________ ___|_______     ____|_______                 _____|_____                     _____|_____ YUKIHIRO     MASAHIRO                 TADAKUNI                     KUNIHIRO ___|_______    ____|_______                   ____|_____                                |___________ YUKIHIRO     MASAHIRO                 TADAKUNI                     _____|_____   _____|______                          ____|_______                            |_____________      KUNIHIRO KANEHIRO   __________   MASANAGA                 _____|_____  br  _____|_____                _____|______   KIKUHIRA                                          TADAKUNI       HARUKUNI               KANEHIRO(2)

YOSHINOBU GEN-WA (t: TADAYOSHI,f: NAKAJIMA SHINGOBE):
     HASHIMOTO SADENJIRO, YASHICHIBE. Married TADAYOSHI's 
     eldest daughter, 1611. In 1614, TADAYOSHI(2) was born 
     creating a HASHIMOTO branch family. His pieces
     follow UMETADA MYOJU style taught him by TADAYOSHI, 
     MOKUME HADA with SUGUHA.
   HIZENnoKUNI JUNIN YOSHINOBU
   HIZENnoKUNI JU FUJIWARA YOSHINOBU

KANENAGA SHO-TOKU (t: YOSHINOBU, f: YOSHISUMI): KANEHIRO Group. 
     His name, KABE was used with two different KA KANJI. He 
     also signed with different KANJI for both NAGA and KANE 
     until he joined with KANEHIRO. Father is ETCHU DAIJO 
     YOSHISUMI is from the YOSHINOBU School. Style as KANEHIRO.
   HISHU JU MINAMOTO KANENAGA

KIKUHIRA TEI-KYO: Priets of the HOKKYO. KO-ITAME HADA. 
      GUNOME CHOJI-MIDARE BA in deep NIOI and NIE FUKASHI.
      MIDARE-KOMI KO-MARU or TOGARI BOSHI.
   HOKKYO IGAnoKAMI NYUDO MINAMOTO KIKUHIRA
   DAI HOKKYO IGAnoKAMI NYUDO KIKUHIRA
   HIZENnoKUNI JU IGAnoKAMI MIMAMOTO KIKUHIRA