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
Norikiyo [NOR133] 則清 Kencho (1249-1256)
Norikane [NOR123] 則兼 Jōgen (1207-1211)
Nobumitsu [NOB58] 延光 Kōan (1278-1288)
Nobukane [NOB236] 信兼 Jōgen (1207-1211)
Kuniyori [KUN1739] 國頼 Bunji (1185-1190)
Kuniyasu [KUN1701] 國安 Shōji (1199-1201) Kuniie
Kunitsuna [KUN1642] 國綱 Kōan (1278-1288) Yoshimasa
Kunitsuna [KUN1640] 國綱 Shōji (1199-1201)
Kunitomo [KUN1339] 國友 Bunji (1185-1190) Kuniie
Kunisue [KUN1234] 國末 Jōkyū (1219-1222)
Kunisada [KUN907] 國定 Ninji (1240-1243)
Kuninobu [KUN814] 國延 Shōgen (1259-1260) Kuniyoshi
Kunimitsu [KUN556] 國光 Kanki (1229-1232)
Kunimitsu [KUN540] 國光 3rd Shōwa (1312-1317) Kunimitsu
Kunikiyo [KUN387] 國清 Kennin (1201-1204) Kuniie
Kuniie [KUN293] 國家 Kenkyū (1190-1199)
Kagenaga [KAG130] 景長 Enbun (1356-1361) ND
Kagenaga [KAG129] 景長 Gentoku (1329-1331)
Kagenaga [KAG127] 景長 Kencho (1249-1256) Kagekuni
Kagekuni [KAG51] 景國 Kenpō (1213-1219) Hisakuni

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