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ID Name Province Era Meisort icon
SUK978 Suketsune Tokyo Shōwa (1926-1989)
龍青子祐恒
ryūseishi suketsune saku
NAG529 Nagayoshi Yamato Kareki (1326-1329)
龍門山本長吉作
ryūmon yamamoto nagayoshi saku
KAN2714 Kanetsugu Gunma Shōwa (1926-1989)
龍眠齋兼繼作
ryūminsai kanetsugu saku
YAS150 Yasukazu Satsuma Kyōwa (1801-1804)
龍淵子藤原安一
ryūenshi fujiwara yasukazu
TOS374 Toshitsuna Inaba Bunka (1804-1818)
龍淵子壽綱
ryuenshi toshitsuna
KOR23 Korekazu Musashi Tenpō (1830-1844)
龍泉齋是一作
ryūsensai korekazu saku
SAD756 Sadatsugu Iyo Shōwa (1926-1989)
龍泉高橋貞次六十四歳鍛彫之
ryūsen takahashi sadatsugu 64 sei tan hori kore
YUK683 Yukihiro Shōwa (1926-1989)
龍庄子源幸弘作
ryūshōshi minamoto yukihiro saku
SHI219 Shigekuni Noto Bunmei (1469-1487)
龍州重國
ryūshū ju shigekuni
YOS326 Yoshimasa Mikawa Bunka (1804-1818)
龍城臣源吉正
ryūjo-shin minamoto yoshimasa
TAK227 Takasuke Shimosa Bunsei (1818-1830)
黒田鷹助作
kuroda takasuke saku
0000-0060 Heshikiri Hasebe
黒田筑前守
kuroda chikuzen no kami
YOS1095 Yoshimichi Satsuma Ansei (1854-1860)
鹿兒島住良道
kagoshima ju yoshimichi
KIY506 Kiyosuke Satsuma Bunki (1501-1504)
鹿兒島住波平清左
kagoshima ju naminohira kiyosuke
TER3 Teruaki Musashi Keiō (1865-1868)
鵜飼照明
ugai teruaki
AKI71 Akiteru Musashi Genji (1864-1865)
鵜飼昭明
ugai akiteru
YOS1716 Yoshitora Yamashiro Kōka (1844-1848)
鴨神水義虎造
kamo jinsui yoshitora tsukuru
MAS478 Masamine Tokyo Keiō (1865-1868)
鳥海麿正峰
chōkaimaro masamine
KAG86 Kagemori Inaba Meiji (1868-1912)
鳥取住菅原景守君萬才
tottori ju sugawara kagemori kimibanzai
TOS323 Toshimasa Inaba Tenpō (1830-1844)
鳥取住淺尾義三郎
totori ji asao gisaburō
ARI190 Aritō Hizen Genbun (1736-1741)
鬼鏡有徹
kikyō aritō
0000-0750 Kunikane
鬼切
onikiri
KAM14 Kamitsugu Awa (阿波) Kanbun (1661-1673)
髪繼
kamitsugu
KAM14 Kamitsugu Awa (阿波) Kanbun (1661-1673)
髪次
kamitsugu
TAK47 Takamichi Eikyō (1429-1441)
高道作
takamichi saku
TAK95 Takasuke Koto (987-1596)
高資
takasuke
TAK119 Takatsuna Bizen Eikyū (1113-1118)
高綱
takatsuna
TAK126 Takatsuna Chikuzen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
高綱
takatsuna
TAK127 Takatsuna Iwami Koto (987-1596)
高綱
takatsuna
TAK133 Takatsune Bizen Ninji (1240-1243)
高經
takatsune
TOS63 Toshimoto Sanuki Ōnin (1467-1469)
高篠利元
takashino toshimoto
TAK4 Takahide Hizen Kōka (1844-1848)
高秀
takahide
TAK6 Takahide Mino
高秀
takahide
KAN534 Kanesada Bungo Tensho (1573-1592)
高田金貞
takata kanesada
SAD874 Sadayuki Bungo Ōei (1394-1428)
高田貞行作
takata sadayuki saku
KUN1877 Kuniyoshi Yamashiro Kanbun (1661-1673)
高田豊後守源國義
takata bungo no kami minamoto kuniyoshi
KAN585 Kaneyuki Bungo Genroku (1688-1704)
高田藤原金行
takata fujiwara kaneyuki
NAO198 Naotsugu Bungo Manen (1860-1861)
高田直次
takata naotsugu
MOT177 Motoyuki Hizen Tenna (1681-1684)
高田河内守源本行
takata kawachi no kami minamoto motoyuki
TOK12 Tokimori Bungo Eishō (1504-1521)
高田時盛作
takata tokimori saku
SAD709 Sadatoshi Iwashiro Ansei (1854-1860)
高田家臣白石貞俊作
takata kashin shiraishi sadatoshi saku
YOS1387 Yoshimori Bungo Genki (1570-1573)
高田住賢守
takata ju yoshimori
SHI854 Shizutada Bungo Bunroku (1592-1596)
高田住藤原鎭忠
takata ju fujiwara shizutada
NOB621 Nobuyuki Bungo Kanbun (1661-1673)
高田住藤原信行
takata ju fujiwara nobuyuki
TSU305 Tsunasada Hitachi Shinto (1596-1781)
高田住綱定
takata ju tsunasada
NAO108 Naomori Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555)
高田住直守作
takata ju naomori saku
SHI792 Shizuhide Bungo Eiroku (1558-1570)
高田住平鎭秀
takata ju taira shigehide
MOR625 Moriie Bungo Bunki (1501-1504)
高田住平盛家作
takata ju taira moriie saku
SAD273 Sadayuki Bungo Tenmon (1532-1555)
高田住平定行
takata ju taira sadayuki
MOR258 Morishige Bungo Eikyō (1429-1441)
高田住平守重
takata ju taira morishige