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ID Name Province Era Mei
KAN23 Kanefusa Yamato Taiei (1521-1528)
大和國南都住藤原兼房
yamato kuni nanto ju fujiwara kanefusa
KAN23 Kanefusa Yamato Taiei (1521-1528)
和州雲林院住兼房
washū unrinin ju kanefusa
KAN23 Kanefusa Yamato Taiei (1521-1528)
兼房
fujiwara kanefusa
KAN2314 Kanesuke Mino Eishō (1504-1521)
濃州関住石見守兼助
nōshū seki ju iwami no kami kanesuke
KAN2320 Kanesuke Musashi Jokyō (1684-1688)
武州住藤原兼助
bushū ju fujiwara kanesuke
KAN2328 Kanesumi Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989)
佐藤兼住作
sato kanesumi saku
KAN2358 Kanesue Bingo Chōroku (1457-1460)
一乗兼末作
ichijō kanesue saku
KAN236 Kanenao Yamato Chōroku (1457-1460)
南都住藤原四郎兵衛包直
nanto ju fujiwara shirōbe kanenao
KAN237 Kanenao Yamato Kyōroku (1528-1532)
南都住人藤原四郎兵衛包直
nanto junin fujiwara shirōbe kanenao
KAN237 Kanenao Yamato Kyōroku (1528-1532)
大和國住人包直
yamato kuni junin kanenao
KAN2380 Kanetaka Mino Eishō (1504-1521)
濃州関住兼上
nōshū seki ju kanetaka
KAN2385 Kanetaka Mino Eikyō (1429-1441)
濃州住兼位
nōshū ju kanetaka
KAN24 Kanefusa Yamato Kyōroku (1528-1532)
大和國南都住藤原兼房
yamato kuni nanto ju fujiwara kanefusa
KAN24 Kanefusa Yamato Kyōroku (1528-1532)
南都住藤原兼房
nanto ju fujiwara kanefusa
KAN2403 Kanetaka Mino Tenmon (1532-1555)
濃州関住兼高
nōshū seki ju kanetaka
KAN2404 Kanetaka Mino Tensho (1573-1592)
濃州関住兼高
nōshū seki ju kanetaka
KAN2409 Kanetaka Mino Kanei (1624-1644)
濃州関住武蔵守藤原兼高作
nōshū seki ju musashi no kami fujiwara kanetaka
KAN2410 Kanetaka Mino Kanei (1624-1644)
濃州関住三阿彌兼高
nōshū seki ju sanami kanetaka
KAN2410 Kanetaka Mino Kanei (1624-1644)
三阿彌陸奥守藤原兼高
sanami mutsu no kami fujiwara kanetaka
KAN2410 Kanetaka Mino Kanei (1624-1644)
陸奥守藤原兼高
mutsu no kami fujiwara kanetaka
KAN2410 Kanetaka Mino Kanei (1624-1644)
美濃関三阿彌兼高
mino seki ju sanami kanetaka
KAN2420 Kanetaka Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989)
兼高
kanetaka
KAN2420 Kanetaka Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989)
關住兼桑山高作
seki ju kuwayama kanetaka saku
KAN2420 Kanetaka Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989)
美濃國關住兼高作之
mino kuni seki ju kanetaka saku kore
KAN2439 Kanetake Owari Manji (1658-1661)
尾州犬山住兼武
bishū inuyama ju kanetake
KAN2439 Kanetake Owari Manji (1658-1661)
尾州住兼武
bishū ju kanetake
KAN244 Kanenobu Bizen Ryakuō (1338-1342) ND
備州長船住包信
bishū osafune ju kanenobu
KAN2449 Kanetane Echigo Kanei (1624-1644)
越後中條住兼植
echigo chujo ju kanetane
KAN245 Kanenobu Settsu Jokyō (1684-1688)
攝州住藤原包信
sesshū ju fujiwara kanenobu
KAN2450 Kanetane Echizen Genna (1615-1624)
越前國住兼植
echizen kuni ju kanetane
KAN2450 Kanetane Echizen Genna (1615-1624)
越前國北庄住兼植
echizen kuni hokushō ju kanetane
KAN2452 Kanetane Echizen Kanbun (1661-1673)
越前國住兼植
echizen kuni ju kanetane
KAN2452 Kanetane Echizen Kanbun (1661-1673)
越之前州常陸守兼植
echinozen-shū hitachi no kami kanetane
KAN2459 Kanetane Mino Bunki (1501-1504)
濃州住兼植
nōshū ju kanetane
KAN2459 Kanetane Mino Bunki (1501-1504)
兼植作
kanetane saku
KAN246 Kanenobu Yamato Bunmei (1469-1487)
千手院包信
senjuin kanenobu
KAN2460 Kanetane Mino Tenmon (1532-1555)
越前住兼植
echizen ju kanetane
KAN2462 Kanetane Mino Keichō (1596-1615)
越前住兼植
echizen ju kanetane
KAN2463 Kanetane Musashi Kanei (1624-1644)
武州住兼植
bushū ju kanetane
KAN2471 Kanetane Mino Bunroku (1592-1596)
兼種作
kanetane saku
KAN2476 Kanetani Mino Meiō (1492-1501)
濃州関住兼谷作
nōshū seki ju kanetani saku
KAN249 Kanenobu Yamato Eishō (1504-1521)
和州包宣
washū ju kanenobu
KAN25 Kaneharu Musashi Taishō (1912-1926)
源包治
minamoto kaneharu
KAN250 Kanenori Echizen Shinto (1596-1781)
越前國包法
echizen kuni kanenori
KAN2502 Kanetoki Echigo Tenmon (1532-1555)
越後國春日山住兼辰作
echigo kuni kasugayama ju kanetoki
KAN2507 Kanetoki Mino Tenmon (1532-1555)
濃州今市住兼辰
nōshū imaichi ju kanetoki
KAN251 Kanenori Mino Kanei (1624-1644)
包法
kanenori
KAN2511 Kanetoki Mino Tenmon (1532-1555)
濃州関住兼辰作
nōshū seki ju kanetoki saku
KAN2511 Kanetoki Mino Tenmon (1532-1555)
濃州関住弥三郎兼辰造
nōshū seki ju yasaburō kanetoki tsukuru
KAN2512 Kanetoki Mino Tensho (1573-1592)
美濃赤坂住兼辰
mino akasaka ju kanetoki