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yahazu |
矢筈
Hamon type resembling arrow notches or a fishtail. Yahazu midare - irregular yahazu.
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uma-ha |
馬歯
Horse teeth shaped hamon pattern. Uma-midare stands for irregular uma-ha.
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toranba |
濤瀾刃
A hamon pattern resembling large, surging waves of the sea. Toran-midare - irregular toranba.
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togari-gunome |
尖り互の目
Gunome in which the peaks are pointed and orderly. This pattern is found in the blades of Sue-Seki and related schools.
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suguba |
直刃
Straight hamon. Suguba may be classified (according to the width of hamon) as:
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sudareba |
簾刃
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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sanbon-sugi |
三本杉
Lit. 'three cedars'. A sub-type of togari+gunome with repeating three peaks which resemble cedar trees. Originated by Kanemoto 2nd.
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obusa-choji |
大房丁子
Obusa means the shape of the head of hamon (round part of hamon) looks like a big bunch of choji.
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notare |
湾れ
An undulating pattern of gentle waves.
It can also be classified (by the wave amplitude) as:
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nokogiriba |
鋸刃
See kataochi gunome.
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nogirimidare |
鋸乱れ
See kataochi gunome.
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midareba |
乱刃
Irregular pattern of hamon. All hamon except [suguba] are midareba.
Sub-types of midareba:
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midare |
乱
Irregular. See midareba, choji midare.
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kikusui |
菊水
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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kawazuko choji midare |
蛙子丁子乱れ
Choji midare pattern with the peaks which resemble tadpoles.
It can be seen in the works of Osafune Mitsutada.
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kataochi gunome |
肩落ち互の目
Flat topped gunome that slant in the same direction like saw teeth. Originated by Osafune Kagemitsu and continued by Kanemitsu. Also known as nokogiriba and nogirimidare.
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hitatsura |
皆焼
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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hakoba |
箱刃
Box shaped hamon.
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hako midare |
箱乱
Uneven box shaped hamon. See also: hakoba.
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gunome |
互の目
Series of waves which look like semicircles of equal or similar size. Depending on its size, this pattern can be referred to as:
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choji midare |
丁子乱れ
A hamon consisting of choji shapes. The upper part of the midare is roundish, and the lower part constricted and narrow.
Variations:
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chabana choji |
茶花丁子
Lit. 'Tea Flowers'
A distinctive hamon of Hojoji School which resembles tea flowers with rounded, double-petal heads.
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