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
Kageie [KAG34] 景家 Shōchū (1324-1326)
Kageie [KAG33] 景家 Genryaku (1184-1185)
Kagehisa [KAG29] 景久 Kōan (1278-1288)
Kagehisa [KAG28] 景久 Jōan (1171-1175)
Hisamitsu [HIS67] 久光 Teiō (1222-1224)
Hisakuni [HIS38] 久國 2nd Kencho (1249-1256)
Hisakuni [HIS37] 久國 1st Kenkyū (1190-1199) Kuniie
Hisakuni [HIS33] 久國 2nd Kōchō (1261-1264)
Awataguchi Tadayoshi [TAD300] 忠吉 Kencho (1249-1256) Hisakuni
Awataguchi Norikuni [NOR145] 則國 Teiō (1222-1224) Kunitomo
Awataguchi Kuniyoshi [KUN1828] 國吉 Kenji (1275-1278)
Awataguchi Kunimitsu [KUN538] 國光 1st Kencho (1249-1256)
Ariyuki [ARI294] 有行 Genko (1331-1336)
Ariyuki [ARI277] 有行 Kōan (1278-1288)
Aritaka [ARI189] 有隆 Kencho (1249-1256)
Aritada [ARI184] 有忠 Kōan (1278-1288)
Arinobu [ARI148] 有延 Hōji (1247-1249)
Arinaga [ARI137] 有永 Bunei (1264-1275)
Arinaga [ARI136] 有永 Shōgen (1259-1260)
Arinaga [ARI135] 有永 Teiō (1222-1224)

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