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SUK729 Sukemitsu Bizen Tenmon (1532-1555)
備前國長船輿三左衛門尉祐光
bizen kuni osafune yosazaemonjō sukemitsu
SUK888 Sukesada Bizen Kanbun (1661-1673)
備前國長船輿三左衛門尉祐定
bizen kuni osafune yosazaemonjō sukesada
CHI74 Chikamune Bizen Teiwa (1345-1350) ND
備前國長船近宗
bizen kuni osafune chikamune
AKI144 Akimitsu Bizen Bunmei (1469-1487)
備前國長船顯光作
bizen kuni osafune akimitsu saku
SUK814 Sukesada Bizen Tenmon (1532-1555)
備前國長船高木七兵衛尉祐定
bizen kuni osafune takaki hichibejō sukesada
UNJ3 Unji Bizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND
備前國雲次造
bizen kuni unji tsukuru
MUN201 Munemitsu Bizen Bunmei (1469-1487)
備前國靱貧郷住長船左京進宗光
bizen kuni yugeigō ju osafune sakyo no shin munemitsu
TAK8 Takahira Bizen Owa (961-964)
備前國高平
bizen kuni takahira
UNJ12 Unshō Bizen Kagen (1303-1306)
備前國鵜飼住雲生
bizen kuni ugai ju unshō
NOR27 Noriyuki Bizen Tenpō (1830-1844)
備前大富住大田典之
bizen ōtomi ju ōta noriyuki
NOR28 Noriyuki Bizen Bunsei (1818-1830)
備前大富住大田典之
bizen ōtomi ju ōta noriyuki
SUK699 Sukekane Musashi Meiji (1868-1912)
備前太郎祐包謹鍛冶之
bizen tarō sukekane kinkaji kore
UNJ6 Unjō Bizen Kōan (1278-1288)
備前宇甘庄雲上作
bizen ukan-shō unjō
KAN1399 Kanemichi Mino Kanei (1624-1644)
備前守兼道
bizen no kami kanemichi
UJI28 Ujifusa Owari Kanei (1624-1644)
備前守氏房入道
bizen no kami ujifusa nyudō
UJI28 Ujifusa Owari Kanei (1624-1644)
備前守源入道氏房
bizen no kami minamoto nyudō ujifusa
MAS1009 Masatoshi Bizen Kanbun (1661-1673)
備前岡山住九兵衛尉正利作之
bizen okayama ju kubeijō masatoshi saku kore
AKI131 Akisada Bizen Kanbun (1661-1673)
備前岡山住安藤徳兵衛尉誠定
bizen okayama ju ando tokubei-jo akisada
MAS859 Masashige Bizen Kanei (1624-1644)
備前岡山住東多門兵衛藤原正成
bizen okayama ju azuma tamonbe fujiwara masashige
YOS1698 Yoshitaka Okayama Keiō (1865-1868)
備前岡山住竹貫齋源義隆
bizen okayama ju chikukansai minamoto yoshitaka
KUN642 Kunimune Bizen Manji (1658-1661)
備前岡山住藤原國宗作
bizen okayama ju fujiwara kunimune saku
CHI199 Chikayoshi Bizen Tokuji (1306-1308)
備前新田庄住親善
bizen nittasho ju chikayoshi
SUK963 Suketaka Bizen Keiō (1865-1868)
備前於平安城君萬歳祐高
bizen oite heianjo kimibanzai suketaka
SUK679 Sukeharu Bizen Tenpō (1830-1844)
備前横山茂平祐春
bizen yokoyama mohe sukeharu
KIY375 Kiyonori Bizen Bunmei (1469-1487)
備前清則
bizen kiyonori
SUK315 Sukemura Bizen Kōan (1278-1288)
備前直宗
bizen naomune
SUY86 Suenori Bizen Teiō (1222-1224)
備前福岡一文字則宗
bizen fukuoka ichimonji norimune
NOR323 Norisuke Bizen Bunei (1264-1275)
備前福岡住則助
bizen fukuoka ju norisuke
NAG227 Nagakane Bizen Bunō (1260-1261)
備前福岡長包
bizen fukuoka nagakane
NAG296 Nagamitsu Okayama Shōwa (1926-1989)
備前長光
bizen nagamitsu
HIS57 Hisamitsu Bizen Kōsho (1455-1457)
備前長船久光
bizen osafune hisamitsu
MIT79 Mitsukage Bizen Koryaku (1379-1381) ND
備前長船住光景
bizen osafune ju mitsukage
TOS26 Toshihiro Bizen Einin (1293-1299)
備前長船住利弘
bizen osafune ju toshihiro
NOR305 Norishige Bizen Kōan (1361-1362) ND
備前長船住則重
bizen osafune ju norishige
SUK744 Sukemori Bizen Bunka (1804-1818)
備前長船住加賀介祐盛
bizen osafune ju kaga no suke sukemori
TOM152 Tomonori Bizen Enkei (1308-1311)
備前長船住友則
bizen osafune ju tomonori
YAS847 Yasumitsu Bizen Ōei (1394-1428)
備前長船住右衛門尉康光
bizen osafune ju uemonjō yasumitsu
KUN637 Kunimune Bizen Shoō (1288-1293)
備前長船住國宗作
bizen osafune ju kunimune saku
MUN197 Munemitsu Bizen Shōwa (1312-1317)
備前長船住宗光
bizen osafune ju munemitsu
NAG312 Nagamori Bizen Bunpō (1317-1319)
備前長船住左近将監長守
bizen osafune ju sakon shōgen nagamori
NAR100 Naritsune Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND
備前長船住成恒
bizen osafune ju naritsune
SUK698 Sukekane Bizen Bunka (1804-1818)
備前長船住横山作之
bizen osafune ju yokoyama saku kore
SUK756 Sukenaga Bizen Tenpō (1830-1844)
備前長船住横山加賀介藤原祐永
bizen osafune ju yokoyama kaga suke fujiwara sukenaga
SUK918 Sukesada Bizen Kyōhō (1716-1736)
備前長船住横山源之進祐定
bizen osafune ju yokoyama gen-no-shin sukesada
TAK10 Takahira Bizen Tenpō (1830-1844)
備前長船住横山澤右衛門高平
bizen osafune ju yokoyama sawauemon takahira
TAM39 Tameie Bizen Shōchū (1324-1326)
備前長船住爲家
bizen osafune ju tameie
SUK945 Sukesada Bizen Ansei (1854-1860)
備前長船住祐定
bizen osafune ju sukesada
SAD558 Sadanaga Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND
備前長船住貞長
bizen osafune ju sadanaga
CHI135 Chikatomo Bizen Ninan (1166-1169)
備前長船住近倫
bizen osafune ju chikatomo
CHI81 Chikamura Bizen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
備前長船住近村
bizen osafune ju chikamura