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ID Name Province Era Mei
FUY48 Fuyuhiro Wakasa Tenmon (1532-1555)
十八國冬廣作
juhachi kuni fuyuhiro saku
FUY48 Fuyuhiro Wakasa Tenmon (1532-1555)
若狭守冬廣
wakasa no kami fuyuhiro
FUY49 Fuyuhiro Wakasa Kanei (1624-1644)
若州住冬廣
jakushū ju fuyuhiro
FUY50 Fuyuhiro Wakasa Keichō (1596-1615)
若州小濱住冬廣
jakushū ohama ju fuyuhiro
FUY50 Fuyuhiro Wakasa Keichō (1596-1615)
若州住冬廣
jakushū ju fuyuhiro
FUY50 Fuyuhiro Wakasa Keichō (1596-1615)
若狭守冬廣
wakasa no kami fuyuhiro
FUY50 Fuyuhiro Wakasa Keichō (1596-1615)
若狭大掾藤原冬廣
wakasa daijō fujiwara fuyuhiro
FUY51 Fuyuhiro Wakasa Kanbun (1661-1673)
若州住冬廣
jakushū ju fuyuhiro
FUY52 Fuyuhiro Wakasa Jokyō (1684-1688)
若狭大掾藤原冬廣
wakasa daijō fujiwara fuyuhiro
FUY65 Fuyukuni Higo Eishō (1504-1521)
肥後住人冬國作
higo junin fuyukuni saku
FUY65 Fuyukuni Higo Eishō (1504-1521)
肥後住冬國
higo ju fuyukuni
FUY65 Fuyukuni Higo Eishō (1504-1521)
菊池住人冬國作
kikuchi junin fuyukuni saku
GAM2 Ganmaku Mino Tenmon (1532-1555)
濃州清水住若捲
nōshū shimizu ju ganmaku
GAM4 Ganmaku Mino Kanbun (1661-1673)
濃州氏信若捲
nōshū ujinobu ganmaku
GAM4 Ganmaku Mino Kanbun (1661-1673)
濃州関住若捲
nōshū seki ju ganmaku
GAM4 Ganmaku Mino Kanbun (1661-1673)
濃州清水住若捲
nōshū shimizu ju ganmaku
GAS10 Gassan Dewa Ōei (1394-1428)
出羽國月山
dewa kuni gassan
GAS3 Gassan Dewa Kenkyū (1190-1199)
諷誦月山
fushu gassan
GAS3 Gassan Dewa Kenkyū (1190-1199)
月山
gassan
GEN19 Genzaemonjō Chikuzen Shitoku (1384-1387) ND
筑州住箱崎八幡宮境内源左衛門尉
chikushū ju hakozaki hachiman-gu keidai gensaemonjō
GEN26 Gensaemon Higo Bunroku (1592-1596)
同田貫源左衛門
dotanuki gensaemon
GEN3 Genshirō Tōtōmi Taishō (1912-1926)
間宮原四郎作之
mamiya genshirō saku kore
GEN32 Hirokiyo Echizen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND
嚴浄
hirokiyo
GIZ2 Gizan Mutsu Jokyō (1684-1688)
義山作之
gizan saku kore
GON3 Gonzō Echizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND
權三
gonzō
GUN2 Gunshō Dewa Teiji (1362-1368) ND
軍勝南無高良八幡大菩薩
gunshō namu takara hachiman daibosatsu
HAC12 Hachirōsaemon Ōmi Keichō (1596-1615)
下坂八郎左衛門作
shimosaka hachirōsaemon saku
HAC12 Hachirōsaemon Ōmi Keichō (1596-1615)
九州筑後八郎左衛門作
kyūshū chikugo hachirōsaemon saku
HAN2 Hankyu Manen (1860-1861)
判久
hankyu
HAN3 Hanzō Mutsu Tenpō (1830-1844)
奥州南部住三浦半蔵
ōshū nanbu ju miura hanzō
HAN4 Hanjō Musashi Genna (1615-1624)
駿州安西住繁昌
sunshū ansei ju hanjō
HAN5 Hankei Musashi Keichō (1596-1615)
野田善四郎清尭
noda zenshiro kiyotaka
HAN5 Hankei Musashi Keichō (1596-1615)
野田善清尭
noda zen kiyotaka
HAN5 Hankei Musashi Keichō (1596-1615)
小野繁慶
ono hankei
HAN5 Hankei Musashi Keichō (1596-1615)
日本善清尭
nihon zen kiyotaka
HAN5 Hankei Musashi Keichō (1596-1615)
繁慶
hankei
HAR101 Harutsugu Bitchū Enkei (1308-1311)
春次
harutsugu
HAR102 Harutsugu Bitchū Bunna (1352-1356) ND
備中國住春次作
bitchū kuni ju harutsugu saku
HAR11 Harumasa Sagami Tensho (1573-1592)
相州住東正
soshū ju harumasa
HAR111 Haruyuki Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428)
了戒春行作
ryōkai haruyoshi saku
HAR114 Harutsugu Bitchū Hōji (1247-1249)
備中青江張次
bitchū aoe harutsugu
HAR12 Harutsura Owari Hōei (1704-1711)
石堂秦東連
ishidō hata harutsura
HAR12 Harutsura Owari Hōei (1704-1711)
秦東連
hata harutsura
HAR124 Haruyoshi Uzen Bunkyū (1861-1864)
米澤住晴吉
yonezawa ju haruyoshi
HAR13 Haruakira Nagato Shōhei (1346-1370)
長州住治劍
choshu ju haruakira
HAR15 Haruakira Nagato Keian (1648-1652)
長州住住治劍
chōshū kuni ju haruakira
HAR17 Haruhiro Musashi Bunkyū (1861-1864)
武蔵國治廣
musashi kuni haruhiro
HAR18 Haruhisa Nagato Ansei (1854-1860)
長門國萩住源治久造
nagato kuni hagi ju minamoto haruhisa tsukuru
HAR19 Harukuni Higo Tenmon (1532-1555)
肥州石貫治國作
hishū ishinuki harukuni saku
HAR19 Harukuni Higo Tenmon (1532-1555)
肥州菊池住治國
hishū kikuchi ju harukuni