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Hirado Sa

Submitted by kazarena on Sat, 2007-06-30 23:28
平戸左
Tradition:Soshu
Province:Hizen
Start Era:Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
End Era:Bunroku (1592-1596)

Description:

Hirado-jima is an island lying north-west of Kyūshū (belongs to Hizen province) [1]. Hirado was a village (it's a city now) in the north-eastern part of the island.

The school is founded by Morihiro.

All extant tachi are o-suriage mumei. Style and construction are of the Yoshino period with thick kasane [2].

Tanto are in hirazukuri with saki zori, thick kasane, very little hiraniku and with wide mihaba [2].

References

  1. Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan, Papinot, Edmond , Tokyo, p.842, (1910)
  2. Swordsmith, Yamanaka, Albert , Nihonto Newsletter, (1968)

Smiths

Namesort icon Kanji Generation Start Era Teacher Ref
Hirotsugu [HIR461] 廣次 1st Keian (1648-1652) Masahiro NZS-924
Morihiro [MOR580] 盛廣 Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
Moritsugu [MOR375] 守次 Ōei (1394-1428) Moriyoshi
Moriyoshi [MOR1030] 盛吉 1st Ōan (1368-1375) ND
Moriyoshi [MOR1031] 盛吉 3rd Bunan (1444-1449)
Moriyuki [MOR1052] 盛行 Ōei (1394-1428)
Muneshige [MUN388] 宗重 Ōei (1394-1428)
Sa [SA16] 左 Ōan (1368-1375) ND
Sadahide [SAD323] 貞秀 Ōan (1368-1375) ND

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