Sue-Soshu sees Masahiro, Hiromasa, Tsunahiro and
others brandish and carry a new Soshu tradition into their future.
HIROMASA(1) ENBUN (t: SOSHU HIROMITSU): Old OSHIGATA allow us to
surmise his work period from RYAKU-O 1338 to TEI-JI 1368.
Made KO-WAKIZASHI. HOSO-SUGUHA and KO-MIDARE BA in KO-NIE.
HIROMASA
SOSHU JU HIROMASA
HIROMASA(2) EI-WA 1375 (t: MASAHIRO): KURO. Studied HIROMITSU
style under school man, MASAHIRO(1). SOSHU style O-GUNOME
MIDARE and SUGUHA. His blades are WAZAMONO good cutters.
SOSHU JU HIROMASA
SAGAMI-no-KUNI JU HIROMASA
HIROMASA(3) OEI: Made HIROMITSU style in the OEI.
HIROMASA(4) BUN-AN 1444: KO-NIE HAMON of SUGUHA, GUNOME-MIDARE
and HITATSURA HORIMONO on many. BUNAN to KAN-SHO 1460s.
SOSHU JU HIROMASA
HIROMASA(5) MEI-O 1492: NIOI-DEKI with KO-NIE GUNOME-MIDARE and
HITATSURA BA. His work is between BUN-MEI 1469 and EI-SHO
1504.
SOSHU JU HIROMASA
HIROMASA(6) TEN-MON (f: HIROMASA(5): Worked in SAGAMI and ISE.
MASAHIRO(1) TEI-JI 1368 (t: SOSHU HIROMITSU): KUROJIRO. Work
resembles HIROMITSU style. Made TACHI, DAMBIRA and TANTO.
ITAME HADA. SOSHU GUNOME-MIDARE and HITATSURA BA.
Look for Togari, a differentiator.
MASAHIRO
SOSHU JU MASAHIRO
SOSHU JU MASAHIRO SAKU
MASAHIRO(2) MEI-TOKU 1390: ASAKI-NOTARE lines of NIE GUNOME
MIDARE BA with ASHI and YO. SUNAGASHI streams and small
TOBI are seen.
MASAHIRO SAKU
SOSHU JU MASAHIRO
MASAHIRO(3) OEI: Few blades seen. He will show NIE JIBA that
is YOWAI weak.
SOSHU JU MASAHIRO
SOSHU JUNIN MASAHIRO
SAGAMI-no-KUNI JUNIN MASAHIRO
MASAHIRO(4) KO-SHO 1455: SUGUHA and KO-GUNOME MIDARE BA.
Signed with small characters.
SOSHU JU MASAHIRO
MASAHIRO(5) EI-SHO 1504: SUGU KO-MIDARE and GUNOME MIDARE in NIE.
SOSHU JU MASAHIRO
MASAHIRO(6) TEN-MON 1532: This man started signing MASAHIRO but
soon endeavored his presentation to HOJO UJITSUNA,
received the TSUNA character and started his TSUNAHIRO
career. See TSUNAHIRO.
SOSHU JU MASAHIRO
SOSHU JU TSUNAHIRO
YOSHIHIRO KO-AN 1361 (t: SOSHU HIROMITSU): OIGAWAKUROJIRO.
HIROTSUGU(1) BUN-WA 1345 (f: YOSHIHIRO):
HIROTSUGU(2) OEI: KUROSABURO. Was in SURUGA.
SOSHU JU HIROTSUGU
SHIMADA JU HIROTSUGU
HIROTSUGU(3) BUNMEI: ICHIKAWA CHOBE. Long-lived, he worked
through EI-SHO. O-GUNOME MIDARE and GUNOME CHOJI
MIDARE BA. Many with HORIMONO.
HIROTSUGU
SOSHU JU HIROTSUGU
SOSHU JU HIROTSUHU SAKU
HIROTSUGU(4) TEN-MON: Traveler. Worked in SURUGA and ISE,
studying the established "BUNGI Triad" styles of the
time: ISE MURAMASA, SHIMADA YOSHISUKE Schools. He then
presented himself and worked in to HOKI, KAI, WAKASA and
HITACHI. O-GUNOME MIDARE, HITATSURA and NOTARE MIDARE BA.
His has strong NIE JIBA.
HIROTSUGU
SOSHU JU HIROTSUGU SAKU
TSUNAHIRO(1) TEN-MON (f: SHIMADA YOSHISUKE): From SHIMADA, the
adopted son of HIROTSUGU. BUNGI Triad roots. Followed his
brother, TSUNAIYE to ODAWARA. See SHIMADA YOSHISUKE or
ISE MURAMASA. Buddhist name: HOMYO RENKO.
He started as the sixth SOSHU MASAHIRO,first signing
MASAHIRO. TSUNAHIRO's father, SHIMADA YOSHISUKE and
HIROTSUGU(4) had urged that he, and brother TSUNAIYE,
have their own school. It is famous that he made a gigantic
presentation ODACHI for the HOJO UJITSUNA HACHIMAN-GU Shrine,
Lord of SAGAMI Province at ODAWARA.
As a result, the great man gave his TSUNA character from
when-after MASAHIRO became the first TSUNAHIRO. TSUNAHIRO's
work period is between EI-ROKU 1528 and KO-JI 1555.
Generally he made 2 SHAKU 3 SUN KATANA, wide blade of
shallow SAKIZORI with strong, elongated KISSAKI. TANTO and
KO-WAKIZASHI of 1 SHAKU 2 SUN. Wide blade, SAKIZORI.
ITAME HADA with JINIE and always parading a robust strength.
HAMON is HITATSURA, SOSHU style GUNOME-MIDARE, O-MIDARE,
with TOBI-YAKI, HITSTSURA-style with very strong NIE.
Sometimes NIOI based. Occasionally, "Deer-Antler" HITATSURA
BA. Also, MIKAZUKI-GATA pattern. Many have strong HORIMONO,
KURIKARA Dragon themes seem favored.
SOSHU JU TSUNAHIRO
SOSHU JU TSUNAHIRO SAKU
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