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Ko-Ichimonji

Submitted by kazarena on Mon, 2007-06-25 01:56
古一文字
Tradition:Bizen
Province:Bizen
Start Era:Kenryaku (1211-1213)
End Era:Kenji (1275-1278)

Description:

Ichimonji smiths of early Kamakura are known as the Ko-Ichimonji ('old Ichimonji').

Some sources don't distinguish Ko-Ichimonji as a separate school and list its smiths as Fukuoka Ichimonji.

Smiths

Name Kanjisort icon Generation Start Era Teacher Ref
Ichi [ICH7] 一 Teiō (1222-1224) NMK-46-1
Ichi [ICH6] 一 Jōgen (1207-1211) NMK-45-20
Norimune [NOR200] 則宗 Genryaku (1184-1185)
NMK-752-16
SJS-492
Noritsune [NOR398] 則恒 Bunryaku (1234-1235)
NMK-744-15
SJS-498
Ko-Ichimonji Sukenori [SUK403] 助則 Jōkyū (1219-1222)
NMK-468-5
SJS-602
Ō-Ichimonji Sukemune [SUK273] 助宗 Jōgen (1207-1211)
NMK-475-1
SJS-598
Muneyori [MUN633] 宗依 Jōgen (1207-1211)
NMK-978-13
SJS-429
Ichimonji Muneyoshi [MUN643] 宗吉 Jōgen (1207-1211)
NMK-976-7
SJS-430
Munetada [MUN430] 宗忠 Kenryaku (1211-1213)
NMK-954-19
SJS-424
Sadanori [SAD123] 定則 Juei (1182-1184) NMK-342-11
Ietada [IYE299] 家忠 Teiō (1222-1224)
NMK-30-12
SJS-97
Naomune [NAO264] 尚宗 Karoku (1225-1227) Norimune
NMK-663-17
SJS-462
Narimune [NAR39] 成宗 Jōgen (1207-1211)
NMK-694-5
SJS-463
Yukikuni [YUK177] 行國 Jōgen (1207-1211)
NMK-1093-4
SJS-826
Sadazane [SAD613] 貞眞 Hōji (1247-1249)
NMK-352-4
SJS-538
Shigehisa [SHI120] 重久 Bunryaku (1234-1235)
NMK-416-8
SJS-557
Nagasuke [NAG423] 長助 Jōgen (1207-1211)
NMK-674-7
SJS-443

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#1Submitted by kazarena on Tue, 2014-02-18 00:29.

Attributions

Attributions to Ko-Ichimonji school in Swordsmith Index are based on Sesko's Index of Japanese Swordsmiths [1]. Modern swordsmith directories can be split into two categories by their attributions to this school:

  • recognize Ko-Ichimonji school: Sesko, Toko Taikan [2].
  • list Ko-Ichimonji smiths as Fukuoka Ichimonji: Fujishiro [3], Nihonto Meikan [4].

References

  1. Index of Japanese Swordsmiths, Sesko, Markus , p.840, (2012)
  2. Tōkō Taikan, Tokunō, Kazuo , p.794, (1977)
  3. Nihon Toko Jiten, Fujishiro, Matsuo , Volume Koto, (1964)
  4. Nihonto Meikan, Honma, Junji, and Ishii Masakuni , Tokyo, p.1618, (1976)