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Hosho

Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2007-06-24 22:30
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Tradition:Yamato
Province:Yamato
Start Era:Kōan (1278-1288)
End Era:Entoku (1489-1492)

Description:

Hosho is the name of a group of Yamato swordmiths in the Koto period. The founder was Kunimitsu who lived circa Koan (1278) of the late Kamakura period. Hosho Sadamune, Saemon-no-jo Sadayoshi and Fujiwara Sadakiyo were his sons who were also worked as the principal smiths of this school.

Smiths

Name Kanjisort icon Generation Start Era Teacher Ref
Nyusai [NYU8] 入西 Kagen (1303-1306) Sadamune
Kaneyuki [KAN473] 包行 Genkō (1321-1324)
Kaneyuki [KAN474] 包行 Bunna (1352-1356) ND
Hōshō Kunimitsu [KUN568] 國光 Kōan (1278-1288)
Sadamitsu [SAD506] 貞光 Kōan (1278-1288)
Sadamitsu [SAD507] 貞光 1st Shōhei (1346-1370) Sadayoshi
Sadamitsu [SAD509] 貞光 Meiō (1492-1501)
Sadamitsu [SAD508] 貞光 2nd Tenju (1375-1381) Sadamitsu
Sadaoki [SAD602] 貞典 Teiji (1362-1368) ND
Sadatoshi [SAD699] 貞利 Kareki (1326-1329)
Hosho Sadayoshi [SAD854] 貞吉 Bunpō (1317-1319) Sadamune
Sadamune [SAD548] 貞宗 Bunei (1264-1275) Kunimitsu
Sadaie [SAD400] 貞家 Bunpō (1317-1319)
Sadamoto [SAD532] 貞材 Genō (1319-1321) Sadakiyo
Sadaki [SAD417] 貞材 Genō (1319-1321)
Sadatsugu [SAD776] 貞次 Kōsho (1455-1457)
Sadakiyo [SAD435] 貞清 Genkō (1321-1324) Kunimitsu
Sadazane [SAD617] 貞真 Genō (1319-1321) Sadamune
Sadatsugu [SAD784] 貞繼 Shoō (1288-1293)
Sadayuki [SAD901] 貞行 Teiwa (1345-1350) ND Sadayoshi

View swords attributed to this school