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
Yoshimasa [YOS350] 吉正 2nd Kagen (1303-1306) Yoshimasa
Yoshimasa [YOS349] 吉正 1st Kōan (1278-1288) Yoshimitsu
Yoshimasa [YOS348] 吉正 Kanki (1229-1232) Kuniyoshi
Yoshikuni [YOS302] 吉國 Katei (1235-1238) Yoshimitsu
Yoriie [YOR65] 頼家 Kagen (1303-1306)
Tsunetō [TSU485] 常遠 Tenpuku (1233-1234)
Tōshirō Yoshimitsu [YOS463] 吉光 Shōgen (1259-1260)
Toshinobu [TOS99] 利延 Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
Toshinobu [TOS98] 利延 Jōkyū (1219-1222)
Toshinobu [TOS207] 俊延 Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
Tōrin [TO55] 藤林 Jōei (1232-1233)
Tomohisa [TOM53] 友久 Koto (987-1596)
Tametō [TAM135] 爲遠 Tenpuku (1233-1234)
Tama [TAM2] Tenpuku (1233-1234)
Tadatsugu [TAD257] 忠次 Katei (1235-1238)
Tadatsugu [TAD256] 忠次 Tenpuku (1233-1234)
Tadaie [TAD55] 忠家 Shōhei (1346-1370)
Shintōgo Kunimitsu [KUN539] 國光 2nd Einin (1293-1299) Kunimitsu
Norimori [NOR197] 則守 Shoō (1288-1293)
Norikuni [NOR144] 則國 Teiō (1222-1224) Kunitomo

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