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KATSUMITSU - MUNEMITSU _____________________________ KANSHO ROKUROZAEMON SUKEMITSU(1) KA-KICHI 1441 |_____________________________________________ ______________________ _____________ ___________
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ROKUROZAEMON SUKEMITSU(1) KA-KICHI (f: TOSHIMITSU): The father of SAKYOnoSHIN MUNEMITSU and UKYOnoSUKE KATSUMITSU, he might be considered the father of SUE-BIZEN. Although noted as the third of his name from NAMBOKUCHO times, he falls from the TOSHIMITSU/SANEMITSU OSAFUNE line. See OEI BIZEN TOSHIMITSU. Work between EI-KYO 1429 and KAN-SHO 1460. His TACHI SUGATA has the grace of the OEI. Long OEI style O-TANTO might be found. MOKUME HADA with standing UTSURI and NIOI GUNOME-CHOJI BA are his KANSHO BIZEN mark. Note: YAKI-KUZURE turns OEI KOSHI-HIRAKI valleys toward the SUE-BIZEN "Crab-claw" styles fruited by his famous sons, MUNEMITSU and KATSUMITSU. See following BISHU OSAFUNE SUKEMITSU BISHU OSAFUNE JU ROKUROZAEMONnoJO SUKEMITSU ROKUROZAEMON SUKEMITSU(2) BUN-MEI: Work from O-NIN 1467 into the BUN-MEI. MOKUME HADA. GUNOME-CHOJI BA. BISHU OSAFUNE ROKUROZAEMONnoJO SUKEMITSU Sue-Bizen Katsumitsu - Munemitsu SUE-BIZEN KATSUMITSU - MUNEMITSU |
JUYO SAKYOnoSHINJUYO TOKEN MUNEMITSU - Converted Katateuchi NAGASA: 2 SHAKU 2.9 SUN MOTO-HABA: 1 SUN SORI: 7.5 BU SAKI-HABA: 7 BU NAKAGO: 6.7 SUN, RYOTE from 4.4 KATATE A wide, thick SHINOGI-TSUKURI, IHORI-MUNE, long Katateuchi. The strong SUGATA renders a measurable FUNBARI absent as the broad upper straightens through the MONOUCHI. |
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Katsumitsu
- Munemitsu Collaboration Katateuchi - Juyo
Bijutsu-Hin Katsumitsu - Munemitsu Collaboration Katateuchi Nagasa: 2 Shaku 8 Bu (63.1cm) Sori: 7 Bu (2.12cm) Motohaba: 1 Sun 3 Rin (3.13cm) Saki-haba: 6 Bu 8 Rin (2.06cm) Kissaki-Nagasa: 1 Sun 5 Rin (3.18cm) Moto-kasane: 3 Bu 1 Rin (0.94cm) Saki-kasane: 2 Bu (0.61) Nakago: 4 Sun 4 Bu (13.48cm) Shinogi-tsukuri, Mitsu-mune Sakizori with Chu-Kissaki. Bo-Hi climbs from Koshi Suken while Ura banners the Horimono. Itame and Mokume mix together and showing Jinie. A field of Kani-no-Tsume Crab-Claws grasp the Shinogi. They throw Tobi-yaki and Yo through Sunagashi. Ko-Ashi battles with deep Nioi-Fukashi and Nie for the troughs. Ko-Nie frosts figures. Deep Midare-Komi Boshi while Hakikake tugs the Ura. Ubu Bizen Kurijiri Nakago has two Mekugi-ana. Bizen-no-Kuni Ju Osafune Katsumitsu Munemitsu Bitchu Oite Kusakabe Saku Bun-Mei Ju-Hachi Nen-Shu Ni-Gatsu Jusan Hi Horimono: Ma-ri-shi-son-ten |
Katsumitsu/Munemitsu
O-Yari Katsumitsu/Munemitsu O-Yari Nagasa: 70.4cm Hirazan Kaku-tsukuri, three-sided O-Yari. Originally meant for the battlefield, these were raised to high art by the great makers such as Ukyo-no-Suke and Sakyo-no-Shin. These brothers made many collaboration pieces together. Tightly knit Itame-Mokume Hada has Jinie and swirling Midare-Utsuri. Yanone 'Arrow-point' Gunome and Gunome-Midare Yakiba gets wider toward the upper. Converging to Tsuki-age of both sides. Ubu, two Mekugi-ana Nakago. Signed: Bizen-no-Kuni Ju Osafune Katsumitsu Munemitsu Bitchu Kusakabe-Sho Saku Bun-Mei Ju-Hachi Nen Juni Gatsu Jusan Hi - 1486 |
KATSUMITSU BUN-MEI (f: ROKUROZAEMON SUKEMITSU, br: MUNEMITSU): Eldest son. Attended ASHIKAGA YOSHIHISA's OMI SEIBATSU. See OMI, MIMASAKA and HARIMA UKYOnoSUKE and brother, SAKYOnoSHIN MUNEMITSU made many works together and often struck both names to a MEI. UKYOnoSUKE is the father of JIROZAEMON KATSUMITSU, perhaps the most regarded of all the SUE-BIZEN. Swords following MEI-O with the shared MEI will be JIROZAEMON's. See SAKYOnoSHIN MUNEMITSU, above and JIROZAEMON KATSUMITSU. Beautiful swords of 2.1 SHAKU and NIOI YAKIBA patterns are the SUE-BIZEN, BUN-MEI marker. NIOI-DEKI KO-CHOJI from GUNOME in intricate variations has ASHI, YO and TOBI-YAKI. The tops may show KANInoTSUME "Crab-claw" CHOJI that will stand out strongly from its dance with YUBASHIRI. Both KATSUMITSU and his brother may include BITCHU KUSAKABE in the MEI, accounting many travels. KATSUMITSU BISHU OSAFUNE KATSUMITSU BISHU OSAFUNE KATSUMITSU GOSHU GO-JIN SAKU BIZEN-no-KUNI JU OSAFUNE UKYOnoSUKE KATSUMITSU YUKIE-GORI KORE JU OSAFUNE KATSUMITSU SHATEI MUNEMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI JU OSAFUNE KATSUMITSU MUNEMITSU BITCHU OITE KUSAKABE SAKU KORE BISHU OSAFUNE KATSUMITSU MUNEMITSU OITE HEIANJO SAKU KORE KATSUMITSU EI-SHO (f: UKYOnoSUKE KATSUMITSU): JIROZAEMON. Work from CHO-KYO 1487 to TEN-MON 1532. He is seen in MIMASAKA along side SAKYOnoSHINs' students, AKAMATSU JOSHU MASANORI and MIMASAKA MUNEMITSU, see MIMASAKA. He has been called SUE-BIZEN's greatest smith. The earlier MEI will start with NI, meaning two, for the beginning phonetic of JIRO. Later we see JI or TSUGU. It was common for these smiths to make collaboration pieces and signify them with both names in the MEI. JIROZAEMON KATSUMITSU made blades with his son, JIROBEI HARUMITSU, the famous YOZOZAEMON SUKESADA and, following the death of UKYOnoSUKE, took his father's place with uncle, SAKYOnoSHIN MUNEMITSU. See MUNEMITSU and KATSUMITSU above. KO-MOKUME HADA. TOGARI marks and shapes KO-NIE KOSHI- HIRAKI GUNOME-MIDARE HA resembling OEI YASUMITSU. Also smaller KO-MIDARE patterns of GUNOME KO-CHOJI BA. KO-NIE TOBI-like JI-BA will be seen. Made finely carved KURIKARA "Dragon" HORIMONO. See MIMASAKA OITE MIMASAKA-no-KUNI OHARA-SHO BIZEN JU OSAFUNE KATSUMITSU SAKU BIZEN-no-KUNI JU JIROZAEMONnoJO KATSUMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI OSAFUNE JIROZAEMONnoJO KATSUMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI JU OSAFUNE JIROZAEMONnoJO KATSUMITSU BIZEN-no-KUNI JUNIN OSAFUNE JIROZAEMONnoJO KATSUMITSU BIZEN OSAFUNE JIROZAEMONnoJO OITE MIMASAKA OHARA-SHO SAKU BIZEN-no-KUNI JU OSAFUNE JIROZAEMONnoJO FUJIWARA KATSUMITSU SAKU |
Ukyo-no-Suke Katsumitsu Ukyo-no-Suke Katsumitsu Nagasa: 2 Shaku 2 Sun 9 Bu (72.42cm) Sori: 6 Bu (1.82cm) Motohaba: 1 Sun 8 Rin (3.37cm) Saki-haba: 7 Bu 8 Rin (2.36cm) Kissaki-Nagasa: 1 Sun 2 Bu (3.79cm) Moto-kasane: 2 Bu 4 Rin (0.73cm) Saki-kasane: 1 Bu 6 Rin (0.48) Nakago: 5 Sun 6 Bu (16.97cm) Shinogi-tsukuri, Ihori-mune. Thick, wide Sakizori with Chu-Kissaki. Bo-Hi drops to the mid, where Koshi-horimono strides both sides. Ko-Itame Hada has a thin veil of JiNie and strongly standing Utsuri running most of the blade. Koshi-hiraki Gunome and Kani-no-Tsume Crab-Claws grab at the Ji. Hamon is in Nie, deep Nioi, with Ashi and Yo, Sunagashi and Kinsuji. Midare-Komi Omote Boshi is so complex, it becomes Kuzure before a Ko-maru. Ura Midare-Komi to Yakizumi. Signed: Bishu-no-Kuni Ju Osafune Ukyo-no-Suke Katsumitsu Bun-Mei Ju-rokunen Ni-Gatsu Jo KichiNichi Horimono Omote: Tenka Taihei Kokudo Annon Horimono Ura: Fukki Bampuku Kai Ryo Manzoku |
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MUNEMITSUHARUMITSU(1) EI-SHO 1504 (f: KATSUMITSU, br: HARUMITSU): HARU form "Morning Storm" JIROZAEMON JUYO BIJUTSU-HIN Katateuchi
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Jirozaemon
Katsumitsu Katateuchi Jirozaemon Katsumitsu Katateuchi Nagasa: 2 Shaku 1 Bu (60.9cm) Sori: 6 Bu (1.97cm) Motohaba: 9 Bu 8 Rin (2.97cm) Saki-haba: 6 Bu 6 Rin (2cm) Kissaki-Nagasa: 1 Sun 1 Bu (3.36cm) Moto-kasane: 3 Bu (1.06cm) Saki-kasane: 2 Bu 2 Rin (0.67) Nakago: 4 Sun 3 Bu (13.18cm) Hira-tsukuri, Ihori-mune, Sakizori Chu-Kissaki Katateuchi, "One-Handed Fighting Sword". School mark of Koshi-Hori of Maru-dome Bo-Hi extends through the mid and upper. Horimono: Kurikara and Vajra Ken Ko-Itame Hada is lightly veiled in JiNie. A chorus of exploring Kani Tsume conquers the Ji in Hiraki groups. Tobi-yaki and Yo take turns with Ko-Ashi to define under streaming Sunagashi, in deep Nioi-Fukashi and Ko-Nie. Midare-Komi Boshi finds Ko-Maru at the head. Ubu Bizen Kurijiri Nakago has slightly domed Mune. One Mekugi-ana. Signed: Bizen-no-Kuni Ju Osafune JirosaemonJo Fujiwara Katsumitsu Saku Ei-Sho Kyunen Hachi-Gatsu KichiNichi Oyobe Shin Sho Fuka Ari Shi Jo Sha Nari |
Jirozaemon
Katsumitsu & Yozazaemon Sukesada
Naginata Naginata by Jirozaemon & Yozazaemon Nagasa: 2 Shaku 1 Sun 3 Bu (64.69cm) Sori: 1 Sun 7 Bu (5.15cm) Motohaba: 1 Sun (3.03cm) Moto-kasane: 3 Bu 8 Rin (1.15cm) Nakago: 2 Shaku 5 Sun 3 Bu (76.81cm) Naginata-tsukuri with dramatic sweep in the upper bout. Ko-Itame Hada has JiNie and Chikei. Rising groups of O-Gunome create a broad Notare ripple across the work. Of course, Jirozaemon's Ashi against Yo over sweeping Sunagashi runs in deep Nioi-Fukashi and Nie. Midare-Komi Boshi finds a small Ko-Maru giving a Togari appearance. Ubu Nakago has two Mekugi-ana and signed in the upper. Bizen-no-Kuni Ju Osafune Jirozaemon-no-Jo Fujiwara Katsumitsu Do Yozazaemon-no-Jo Sukesada Tame Ukita Izumi-no-Kami Miyake Ason Yoshiiye Saku Kore Horimono: Ha Gun Sei Shi Ken San Mi Ro Ittai |
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