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Submitted by kazarena on Mon, 2007-05-14 20:13
信國
五代
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Shikibu no Jō Nobukuni (5th gen)
IDNOB312
NameNobukuni
ProvinceYamashiro
Start EraŌei (1394-1428)
End EraEikyō (1429-1441)
Active Period1401-1432
SchoolYamashiro Nobukuni
FatherNobukuni
LineageImage / Interactive

Source Rating Reference/Page
Hawley70NOB312 
Toko Taikan¥10M 480 
FujishiroJo saku K286 
OtherNMK-715-4, NMK-715-6, SJS-471
Signatures:
信國子信貞
nobukuni shi nobusada
式部丞信國
shikibunojō nobukuni
源式部丞信國
minamoto shikibunojō nobukuni

Recorded works

ID/Name Type Mei Yearsort icon Ref
0000-0576
 		Wakizashi
源式部丞信國一期一腰
minamoto shikibu no jō nobukuni ichigo hitokoshi
応永三十二二年二月日
oei 34 nen 2 gatsu hi
 1427 NK-2-90

Biography and lineage

First signed Nobusada [1] [2].

Dated works

Oei 8, 10, 12, 16, 17, 19, 22, 24, 30, 34, Eikyō 2, 3, 4[3].
There is a sword offered to Kumano Hayatama Jinja 熊野速玉大社 with 信貞 signature (Koo 2). Also, a wakizashi signed 源式部丞信国 was donated to Fuji Sengen Shrine.

Earliest recorded work (signed as Shikibu no jō) was made in 1427 [2].

References

  1. Hawley's Japanese Swordsmiths, Hawley, W. M. , (1998)
  2. Nihon Toko Jiten, Fujishiro, Matsuo , Volume Koto, (1964)
  3. Nihonto Meikan, Honma, Junji, and Ishii Masakuni , Tokyo, p.1618, (1976)