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

Name Kanjisort icon Generation Start Era Teacher Ref
Hisamitsu [HIS67] 久光 Teiō (1222-1224)
Hisakuni [HIS33] 久國 2nd Kōchō (1261-1264)
Hisakuni [HIS37] 久國 1st Kenkyū (1190-1199) Kuniie
Hisakuni [HIS38] 久國 2nd Kencho (1249-1256)
Toshinobu [TOS207] 俊延 Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
Nobukane [NOB236] 信兼 Jōgen (1207-1211)
Toshinobu [TOS98] 利延 Jōkyū (1219-1222)
Toshinobu [TOS99] 利延 Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
Norikane [NOR123] 則兼 Jōgen (1207-1211)
Norikuni [NOR144] 則國 Teiō (1222-1224) Kunitomo
Awataguchi Norikuni [NOR145] 則國 Teiō (1222-1224) Kunitomo
Norimori [NOR197] 則守 Shoō (1288-1293)
Norikiyo [NOR133] 則清 Kencho (1249-1256)
Tomohisa [TOM53] 友久 Koto (987-1596)
Tōshirō Yoshimitsu [YOS463] 吉光 Shōgen (1259-1260)
Yoshikuni [YOS302] 吉國 Katei (1235-1238) Yoshimitsu
Yoshimasa [YOS349] 吉正 1st Kōan (1278-1288) Yoshimitsu
Yoshimasa [YOS350] 吉正 2nd Kagen (1303-1306) Yoshimasa
Yoshimasa [YOS348] 吉正 Kanki (1229-1232) Kuniyoshi
Awataguchi Kunimitsu [KUN538] 國光 1st Kencho (1249-1256)

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