Awataguchi

粟田口
Tradition:Yamashiro
Province:Yamashiro
Start Era:Genryaku (1184-1185)
End Era:Kareki (1326-1329)

Description:

A group of excellent smiths who worked from the early to the mid-Kamakura period in Yamashiro province. Awataguchi school was founded by Kuniie in Awataguchi district of Kyoto near Seiren-In temple [1].

He had six sons: Kunitomo, Hisakuni, Kuniyasu, Kunikiyo, Arikuni, and Kunitsuna (from elder to younger, the first three smiths are the members of Gotoba In Goban Kaji) [2].


References

Smiths

Namesort icon Kanji Generation Start Era Teacher Ref
Arikuni [ARI58] 有國 Kenpō (1213-1219) Kuniie
Arikuni [ARI59] 有國 Katei (1235-1238)
Arikuni [ARI61] 有國 Bunei (1264-1275)
Arikuni [ARI62] 有國 Shōan (1299-1302)
Arimitsu [ARI108] 有光 Teiō (1222-1224)
Arimitsu [ARI109] 有光 Kōan (1278-1288)
Arimitsu [ARI110] 有光 Shoō (1288-1293)
Arimoto [ARI126] 有元 Bunei (1264-1275)
Arimoto [ARI130] 有元 Teiō (1222-1224)
Arinaga [ARI135] 有永 Teiō (1222-1224)
Arinaga [ARI136] 有永 Shōgen (1259-1260)
Arinaga [ARI137] 有永 Bunei (1264-1275)
Arinobu [ARI148] 有延 Hōji (1247-1249)
Aritada [ARI184] 有忠 Kōan (1278-1288)
Aritaka [ARI189] 有隆 Kencho (1249-1256)
Ariyuki [ARI277] 有行 Kōan (1278-1288)
Ariyuki [ARI294] 有行 Genko (1331-1336)
Awataguchi Kunimitsu [KUN538] 國光 1st Kencho (1249-1256)
Awataguchi Kuniyoshi [KUN1828] 國吉 Kenji (1275-1278)
Awataguchi Norikuni [NOR145] 則國 Teiō (1222-1224) Kunitomo

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