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ID Name Province Era Mei
CHI49 Chikakage Bizen Shōchū (1324-1326)
備州長船住近景
bishū osafune ju chikakage
CHI49 Chikakage Bizen Shōchū (1324-1326)
近景
chikakage
CHI50 Chikakage Bizen Teiwa (1345-1350) ND
備州長船近景
bishū osafune chikakage
CHI54 Chikakane Bizen Kenryaku (1211-1213)
近包
chikakane
CHI58 Chikakane Bizen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
備州長船近包
bishū osafune chikakane
CHI6 Chiyozuru Echizen Ōei (1394-1428)
越州住千代鶴作
esshū ju chiyozuru saku
CHI6 Chiyozuru Echizen Ōei (1394-1428)
越前住千代鶴作
echizen ju chiyozuru saku
CHI64 Chikakiri Mutsu Genryaku (1184-1185)
陸奥舞草派近霧
mutsu mokusa ha chikakiri
CHI65 Chikamasa Bingo Tenju (1375-1381)
備州住近正
bishū ju chikamasa
CHI66 Chikamasa Bingo Eishō (1504-1521)
備州住近正
bishū ju chikamasa
CHI67 Chikamasa Bizen Kangen (1243-1247)
近正
chikamasa
CHI68 Chikamasa Izumi Ōei (1394-1428)
和泉國住近正
izumi kuni ju chikamasa
CHI69 Chikamasa Izumi Bunmei (1469-1487)
泉州住近正
senshū ju chikamasa
CHI71 Chikamitsu Bizen Ōei (1394-1428)
備州長船近光
bishū osafune chikamitsu
CHI74 Chikamune Bizen Teiwa (1345-1350) ND
備前國長船近宗
bizen kuni osafune chikamune
CHI75 Chikamune Tosa Kaei (1848-1854)
土佐吉村近宗
tosa yoshimura chikamune
CHI8 Chiyozuru Echizen Tenna (1681-1684)
越州住千代鶴
esshū ju chiyozuru
CHI8 Chiyozuru Echizen Tenna (1681-1684)
越前住千代鶴作
echizen ju chiyozuru saku
CHI81 Chikamura Bizen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
備前長船住近村
bizen osafune ju chikamura
CHI82 Chikamura Yamashiro Chōkyū (1040-1044)
近村
chikamura
CHI84 Chikamura Yamashiro Kenkyū (1190-1199)
近村
chikamura
CHI86 Chikanobu Bizen Genryaku (1184-1185)
近信
chikanobu
CHI9 Chiyozuru Kaga Eishō (1504-1521)
加州住藤原千代鶴
kashū ju fujiwara chiyozuru
CHI92 Chikanori Bizen Kagen (1303-1306)
備前國長船住近則
bizen kuni osafune ju chikanori
CHI94 Chikanori Dewa Bunki (1501-1504)
羽州住近則
ushū ju chikanori
CHI94 Chikanori Dewa Bunki (1501-1504)
羽州月山近則
ushū gassan chikanori
CHI95 Chikanori Dewa Tenmon (1532-1555)
羽州住月山近則
ushū ju gassan chikanori
CHI96 Chikanori Hitachi Bunsei (1818-1830)
関善定家近則作
seki zenjō ke chikanori saku
CHI96 Chikanori Hitachi Bunsei (1818-1830)
常州水戸住近則
jōshū mito ju chikanori
CHI96 Chikanori Hitachi Bunsei (1818-1830)
水戸住関善定家近則造
mito ju seki zenjō ke chikanori tsukuru
CHO12 Chōkichi Yamato Teiji (1362-1368) ND
千手院長吉
senjuin chōkichi
CHO13 Chōkichi Bizen Genchu (1384-1394)
備州長船長吉
bishū osafune chōkichi
CHO16 Chōson Tosa Bunka (1804-1818)
朝尊作
chōson saku
CHO16 Chōson Tosa Bunka (1804-1818)
平安城住朝尊
heianjo ju chōson
CHO16 Chōson Tosa Bunka (1804-1818)
南海太郎朝尊
nankaitarō chōson
CHO16 Chōson Tosa Bunka (1804-1818)
山城國西陣住朝尊
yamashiro kuni nishijin ju chōson
CHO16 Chōson Tosa Bunka (1804-1818)
一條堀川住南海太郎朝尊
ichijo horikawa ju nankaitarō chōson
CHO17 Chōkaimaru Dewa Meiji (1868-1912)
羽州わらび岡住鳥海丸
ushū warabioka ju chōkaimaru
CHO2 Chōbyōe Mutsu Bunkyū (1861-1864)
岡田長兵衛
okada chōbyōe
CHO6 Chōen Bungo Ninji (1240-1243)
長圓
chōen
CHO7 Chōen Bungo Bunei (1264-1275)
長圓千秋萬歳
chōen senshu banzai (1000 Autumns, 1000 Lives)
CHO8 Chōen Buzen Kenpō (1213-1219)
長圓千秋萬歳
chōen senshū banzai
CHU3 Chujirō Yamato Koto (987-1596)
忠次郎
chujirō
DAI14 Daidō Ise Bunkyū (1861-1864)
陸奥介大道
mutsu no suke daidō
DAI15 Daidō Izumi Tenpō (1830-1844)
日向國大道
hyuga kuni daidō
DAI15 Daidō Izumi Tenpō (1830-1844)
日州飫肥州大道
nishū obishū daidō
DAI16 Daidō Mikawa Manji (1658-1661)
三陽額田郡住藤原大道
sanyō nukada-gori ju fujiwara daidō
DAI17 Daidō Mino Tensho (1573-1592)
美濃國住人大道
mino kuni junin daidō
DAI18 Daidō Mino Tensho (1573-1592)
陸奥守大道
mutsu no kami daidō
DAI18 Daidō Mino Tensho (1573-1592)
源陸奥守大道
minamoto mutsu no kami daidō