Awataguchi

粟田口
Tradition:Yamashiro
Province:Yamashiro
Start Era:Genryaku (1184-1185)
End Era:Kareki (1326-1329)

Description:

A group of excellent smiths who worked from the early to the mid-Kamakura period in Yamashiro province. Awataguchi school was founded by Kuniie in Awataguchi district of Kyoto near Seiren-In temple [1].

He had six sons: Kunitomo, Hisakuni, Kuniyasu, Kunikiyo, Arikuni, and Kunitsuna (from elder to younger, the first three smiths are the members of Gotoba In Goban Kaji) [2].


References

Smiths

Namesort icon Kanji Generation Start Era Teacher Ref
Kunitomo [KUN1339] 國友 Bunji (1185-1190) Kuniie
Kunitsuna [KUN1640] 國綱 Shōji (1199-1201)
Kunitsuna [KUN1642] 國綱 Kōan (1278-1288) Yoshimasa
Kuniyasu [KUN1701] 國安 Shōji (1199-1201) Kuniie
Kuniyori [KUN1739] 國頼 Bunji (1185-1190)
Nobukane [NOB236] 信兼 Jōgen (1207-1211)
Nobumitsu [NOB58] 延光 Kōan (1278-1288)
Norikane [NOR123] 則兼 Jōgen (1207-1211)
Norikiyo [NOR133] 則清 Kencho (1249-1256)
Norikuni [NOR144] 則國 Teiō (1222-1224) Kunitomo
Norimori [NOR197] 則守 Shoō (1288-1293)
Shintōgo Kunimitsu [KUN539] 國光 2nd Einin (1293-1299) Kunimitsu
Tadaie [TAD55] 忠家 Shōhei (1346-1370)
Tadatsugu [TAD256] 忠次 Tenpuku (1233-1234)
Tadatsugu [TAD257] 忠次 Katei (1235-1238)
Tama [TAM2] Tenpuku (1233-1234)
Tametō [TAM135] 爲遠 Tenpuku (1233-1234)
Tomohisa [TOM53] 友久 Koto (987-1596)
Tōrin [TO55] 藤林 Jōei (1232-1233)
Toshinobu [TOS207] 俊延 Kenmu (1334-1338) ND

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