Iwato Ichimonji

岩戸一文字
Tradition:Bizen
Province:Bizen
Start Era:Shōchū (1324-1326)

Description:

This school is also known as Shōchū Ichimonji 正中一文字 (after Shōchū era, 1324-1326). As Honma Junji wrote in Nihon Koto Shi:

Quote:
By the way, there is another school called ‘Shōchū-Ichimonji’ (正中一文字) that includes Yoshiuji (吉氏) and Yoshiie (吉家) who lived in Iwato-no-sho (岩戸荘). I think they should be called ‘Iwato-Ichimonji’ (岩戸 一文字) in order to avoid confusion between them and the Yoshioka-Ichimonji smiths, since both of them were active in the same age.

For the sake of consistency this school will be referred to as Iwato Ichimonji.

Smiths

Name Kanjisort icon Generation Start Era Teacher Ref
Shōchū Ichi [ICH13] Shōchū (1324-1326) NMK-46-6
Noritsune [NOR399] 則恒 Genō (1319-1321) NMK-744-16
Sukeie [SUK153] 助家 Genkō (1321-1324)
NMK-453-8
SJS-594
Yoshihisa [YOS155] 吉久 Eiwa (1375-1379) ND Yoshisada
NMK-1158-2
SJS-767
Yoshinobu [YOS643] 吉信 Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
NMK-1154-22
SJS-782
Yoshitoshi [YOS882] 吉利 Teiji (1362-1368) ND NMK-1151-22
Yoshitomo [YOS867] 吉友 Shokei (1332-1334) ND
Yoshitomo [YOS868] 吉友 Kakei (1387-1389) ND
Yoshimori [YOS492] 吉守 1st Ōan (1368-1375) ND
NMK-1174-20
SJS-778
Yoshimori [YOS493] 吉守 2nd Ōei (1394-1428)
NMK-1174-21
SJS-778
Yoshimori [YOS491] 吉守 Ryakuō (1338-1342) ND
NMK-1174-19
SJS-778
Yoshisada [YOS700] 吉定 Ōan (1368-1375) ND NMK-1139-11
Yoshiie [YOS184] 吉家 Gentoku (1329-1331) NMK-1131-8
Yoshitsune [YOS983] 吉恒 Ōei (1394-1428)
NMK-1151-9
SJS-792
Yoshiuji [YOS993] 吉氏 1st Genko (1331-1336)
NMK-1133-6
SJS-792
Yoshiuji [YOS994] 吉氏 2nd Teiji (1362-1368) ND Yoshiuji NMK-1133-7
Yoshichika [YOS15] 吉近 Eiwa (1375-1379) ND NMK-1146-3
Muneuji [MUN608] 宗氏 Kareki (1326-1329)
Iesada [IYE234] 家貞 1st Kagen (1303-1306)
NMK-27-26
SJS-95
Iesada [IYE235] 家貞 2nd Ryakuō (1338-1342) ND Iesada
NMK-28-1
SJS-95

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