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Lit. 'Tea Flowers'

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

Choji midare pattern with the peaks which resemble tadpoles.

It can be seen in the works of Osafune Mitsutada.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Uneven box shaped hamon. See also: hakoba.

Box shaped hamon.