Awataguchi School - Awataguchi School

Japanese: 粟田口派 - あわたぐちは

A school of swordsmiths who made swords in the Awataguchi area of Kyoto during the early to mid-Kamakura period. According to the genealogy, Kuniyori and Kuni were the first and second generations, but the works of Kunitomo, Hisakuni, and Kunitsuna are the only ones that still bear signatures. In addition, the fourth generation Nokuni, the fifth generation Kunimitsu, and the sixth generation Yoshimitsu (→ Awataguchi Yoshimitsu) were also famous swordsmiths. Beautiful jigane (gane) with fine jinie (ground boiling) is said to be a characteristic of this school. (→ Yamashiro-mono)

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Japanese:

鎌倉時代初期から中期にかけて，京都粟田口付近で作刀した刀工の流派。系図では国頼，国家を初代，2代とするが，在銘で現存するのは国友，久国，国綱らの作品からである。このほか4代則国，5代国光，6代吉光 (→粟田口吉光 ) らも名工。細かい地沸 (じにえ) のよくついたきれいな地鉄 (じがね) がこの派の特色とされる。 (→山城物 )

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