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ID Name Province Era Meisort icon
MAS334 Masakazu Musashi Bunkyū (1861-1864)
一心子正一
isshinshi masakazu
SAD704 Sadatoshi Hitachi Ansei (1854-1860)
一心齋貞俊
ishinsai sadatoshi
0000-1167 Sukezane
一文字
ichimonji
NAR44 Narimune Keian (1648-1652)
一文字成宗
ichimonji narimune
KAN489 Kanechika Shōwa (1926-1989)
一文字金近
(kiku) ichimonji kanechika
KAN204 Kanenaga Nara Shōwa (1926-1989)
一文珠作
(kiku) ichimonju saku
KAN204 Kanenaga Nara Shōwa (1926-1989)
一文珠四郎包永
(kiku) ichimonju shirō kanenaga
KAN490 Kanechika Yamashiro Tenna (1681-1684)
一文珠近江守金近
(kiku) ichimonju omi no kami kanechika
KAN1203 Kanekiyo Bingo Ōan (1368-1375) ND
一条兼清作
ichijo kanekiyo saku
CHO16 Chōson Tosa Bunka (1804-1818)
一條堀川住南海太郎朝尊
ichijo horikawa ju nankaitarō chōson
KAN1858 Kanenori Echizen Tensho (1573-1592)
一條谷住兼法
ichijodani ju kanenori
ICH12 Ichi Bizen Shoō (1288-1293)
一正応五年
ichi shōō 5 nen
TSU479 Tsunenori Echigo Bunka (1804-1818)
一水清常徳
issuisei tsunenori
TOS298 Toshiaki Mutsu Kōka (1844-1848)
一泉子壽明
issenshi toshiaki
HIS92 Hisanobu Yamashiro Tokuji (1306-1308)
一海九郎左衛門尉久信作
ichikai kurosaemonjō hisanobu saku
ENS2 Enshin Musashi Meiji (1868-1912)
一淨雲齋圓眞造之
ichi jōunsai enshin tsukuru kore
KAZ33 Kazunao Uzen Kōka (1844-1848)
一直羽州庄内
kazunao ushū shōnai
TAD268 Tadatsuna Settsu Kanbun (1661-1673)
一竿子忠綱
ikkanshi tadatsuna
0000-0854 Tadatsuna
一竿子忠綱彫同作
ikkanshi tadatsuna hori dō saku
0000-1211 Tadatsuna
一竿子忠綱彫同作
ikkanshi tadatsuna hori dō saku
MAN1 Mandayu Settsu Genroku (1688-1704)
一竿子粟田口忠綱
ikkanshi awataguchi tadatsuna
0000-1158 Yukihiro
一肥前國佐賀住出羽守行廣
ichi hizen kuni saga ju dewa no kami yukihiro
0000-0182 Yukihiro
一肥前國出羽守行廣 延宝六年ニ月日
ichi hizen kuni dewa no kami yukihiro enpo 6 nen 2 gatsu hi
MAS1463 Masayuki Shinano Kōka (1844-1848)
一貫子正行
ikkanshi masayuki
KAN2612 Kanetora Shinano Kaei (1848-1854)
一貫齋兼虎
ikkansai kanetora
MAS1453 Masayuki Musashi Tenpō (1830-1844)
一貫齋正行
ikkansai masayuki
MAS1463 Masayuki Shinano Kōka (1844-1848)
一貫齋正行
ikkansai masayuki
SHI907 Shigetsugu Tokyo Taishō (1912-1926)
一貫齋繁繼
ikkansai shigetsugu
YOS1438 Yoshihiro Musashi Bunka (1804-1818)
一貫齋義弘作之
ikkansai yoshihiro saku kore
YOS1557 Yoshimichi Kōzuke Tenpō (1830-1844)
一貫齋義通
ikkansai yoshimichi
MUN65 Munehira Ise Bunkyū (1861-1864)
一進齋藤原宗平作之
ishinsai fujiwara munehira saku kore
MUN67 Munehira Iwashiro Bunka (1804-1818)
一進齋藤原宗平作之
ishinsai fujiwara munehira saku kore
MUN68 Munehira Iwashiro Bunkyū (1861-1864)
一進齋藤原宗平作之
ishinsai fujiwara munehira saku kore
TAT7 Tatsune Iyo Meiji (1868-1912)
一閑亭龍子
ikkantei tatsune
TAK35 Takakane Bizen Ryakunin (1238-1239)
一高包
ichi takakane
NOB178 Nobuhide Tosa Bunka (1804-1818)
一龍子源信秀
iryushi minamoto nobuhide
NAG141 Nagayoshi Kōzuke Meiji (1868-1912)
一龍齋永吉作
ichiryūsai nagayoshi saku
NAG144 Nagayoshi Shimotsuke Meiji (1868-1912)
一龍齋藤原永吉
ichiryūsai fujiwara nagayoshi
0000-0685 Motohira
七十六歳
76 sai
0000-0916 Yasusada
万治貳年亥二月廿二日
manji 2 nen 2 gatsu 22 hi
ARI199 Aritoshi Bingo Ōei (1394-1428)
三原住人有俊
mihara junin aritoshi
TOM55 Tomoie Bingo Tenmon (1532-1555)
三原住友家
mihara ju tomoie
ARI161 Arishige Bingo Tenmon (1532-1555)
三原住有重作
mihara ju arishige saku
MAS598 Masanaga Bingo Kōji (1555-1558)
三原住正永作
mihara ju masanaga saku
YUK639 Yukiyoshi Bingo Eishō (1504-1521)
三原住行吉
mihara ju yukiyoshi
MAS574 Masamune Bingo Enbun (1356-1361) ND
三原住貝正宗作
mihara ju kai masamune saku
MAS730 Masanori Bingo Tenmon (1532-1555)
三原正則
mihara masanori
0000-0927 Masaie
三原正家
mihara masaie
NAO88 Naomichi Inaba Bunka (1804-1818)
三品丹後守直道
mishina tango no kami naomichi
NAO91 Naomichi Owari Bunsei (1818-1830)
三品丹後守直道
mishina tango no kami naomichi