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Obusa means the shape of the head of hamon (round part of hamon) looks like a big bunch of choji.

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Lit. 'Tea Flowers'

A distinctive hamon of Hojoji School which resembles tea flowers with rounded, double-petal heads.

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Choji midare pattern with the peaks which resemble tadpoles.

It can be seen in the works of Osafune Mitsutada.

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Lit. 'Chrysanthemum in the water'. This peculiar type of hamon made in Shinto times by smiths like Kawachi no kami Kunisuke and his followers.

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A hamon that resembles brush strokes, or a bamboo curtain. Sudareba is based on suguba or a shallow notare. Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi originated the pattern, and his followers maintained it.

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A hamon pattern resembling large, surging waves of the sea. Toran-midare - irregular toranba.

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Gunome+midare or notare+midare with tobiyaki spread across the width of the blade. Originated by Soshu swordsmiths during the Nanbokucho period. Then it could be seen on blades forged throughout the country.

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Horse teeth shaped hamon pattern. Uma-midare stands for irregular uma-ha.

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Hamon type resembling arrow notches or a fishtail. Yahazu midare - irregular yahazu.

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Uneven box shaped hamon. See also: hakoba.