The SENGOKU Era 

The SENGOKU arose to a crescendo in the mid/late 1500s. 
ODA NOBUNAGA solidified the social and military fabric to 
unify the country through the 1560s and '70s. His time was 
one of the great periods of Japanese history.
See SENGOKU

Always look at the sword for its truth. The great 
pieces of the SENGOKU equal the great of any era.

Important Names:
 SAKYOnoSHIN MUNEMITSU
 UKYOnoSUKE KATSUMITSU
 JIROZAEMON KATSUMITSU
 HIKOBEI TADAMITSU
 GOROZAEMON KIYOMITSU
    GENBEI SUKESADA  
  YOSAZAEMON SUKESADA 

KIYOMITSU Group
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TADAMITSU Line See TADAMITSU
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   |   SUKEMITSU KA-KICHI 1441
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SHOBEI KIYOMITSU BUN-MEI 1469
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NOMURA GOROZAEMON KIYOMITSU EI-SHO 1504
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GOROZAEMON KIYOMITSU TEN-MON 1532
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KIYOMITSU  YOZOZAEMON SUKEMITSU (f: KIYOMITSU,
____|____          EI-ROKU 1558     adopted by: SUKEMITSU)
KIYOMITSU                             See SUKEMITSU 

KIYOMITSU Field of Players

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   YOSAZAEMON KIYOMITSU  GENGORO KIYOMITSU  SAEMON KIYOMITSU  JINSUKE KIYOMITSU
                              - TEN-MON 1532 Time Period -
______________________  ______________________  _________________  _________________
SAEMON-no-JO KIYOMITSU  SABUROZAEMON KIYOMITSU  GOUEMON KIYOMITSU  YAUEMON KIYOMITSU
                              - EI-ROKU 1558 Time Period -
__________________  _________________  _______________________  ____________________
SHINJURO KIYOMITSU  MAGOBEI KIYOMITSU  SHICHIROUEMON KIYOMITSU  HACHIUEMON KIYOMITSU
                               - TEN-SHO 1573 Time Period -

KIYOMITSU Group

KIYOMITSU BUN-MEI: Adopted by main MITSUTADA-line 
         descendant, SUKEMITSU. WAZAMONO cutting rated. 
         Making SUGUHA and SUGU GUNOME-MIDARE BA. 
 BISHU OSAFUNE SHOBEI-no-JO KIYOMITSU

KIYOMITSU EI-SHO (f: SHOBEI KIYOMITSU): Parent of 
        TEN-MON GOROZAEMON KIYOMITSU. Work from BUNGI to 
        TAI-EI 1521. 
 BISHU OSAFUNE KIYOMITSU
 BIZEN-no-KUNI JU OSAFUNE GOROZAEMON-no-JO KIYOMITSU SAKU
 BIZEN-no-KUNI JU OSAFUNE NOMURA GOROZAEMON-no-JO KIYOMITSU


KIYOMITSU TEN-MON (f: EI-SHO NOMURA KIYOMITSU): Work from
         TEN-MON 1532 TO EI-ROKU 1558. His are considered the 
         highest skill-level of the SUE-BIZEN stylists. He 
         made SHINOGI-TSUKURI, IHORI-MUNE with CHU-KISSAKI.
         ITAME HADA has MOKUME that stands strongly. Some are 
         very tightly knit KO-ITAME HADA with JINIE. 
         Tight NIOI-GUCHI HIRO-SUGUHA or CHU-SUGU with isolated 
         KO-ASHI-IRI, and NOTARE BA with ASHI. 
         BO-HI carvings are seen.
 BIZEN-no-KUNI JU OSAFUNE GOROZAEMON-no-JO KIYOMITSU
 BIZEN-no-KUNI JU OSAFUNE GOROZAEMON-no-JO FUJIWARA KIYOMITSU SAKU


KIYOMITSU EI-ROKU Generally in the style of GOROZAEMON. He made 
      SUGUHA KUZURE BA with ASHI-IRI, GUNOME-MIDARE BA. Work 
      from EI-ROKU 1558 to GENKI 1570. WAZAMONO rated. 

Kiyomitsu Katateuchi
Nagasa: 21" 
SENGOKU SUGATA Deep SORI 

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Conservative CHU-SUGUHA shows a fine HATARAKI of KINSUJI, SUNAGASHI and K0-NIE that hugs the HABUCHI and dances in the grain. 

CHU-SUGU BOSHI where a long KINSUJI snakes to a fine KO-NIE HAKIKAKE KAERI. 

UBU, BIZEN KURIJIRI NAKAGO with one MEKUGI-ANA
and long signature. 

BIZEN no KUNI JU OSAFUNE KIYOMITSU SAKU