micha Posted September 4, 2013 Report Posted September 4, 2013 Hi, Does anyone has more information about this Enju Kuniyoshi (not the gendai smith) See http://www.samurai-nippon.net/V-1085/index.html Micha Quote
NihontoEurope Posted September 4, 2013 Report Posted September 4, 2013 Hello, Kunitoshi or Kuniyoshi? /Martin Quote
paulb Posted September 4, 2013 Report Posted September 4, 2013 Hi Micha, According to Markus' geneology the earliest Kuniyoshi was working in Gentoku era (1329-31) and the name continued through to Oei (1394-1420) I am a great fan of Enju work, particularly early work which at it's best is regarded to the equal of Rai.It is believed that the schools founder was a Yamato smith who was a student of Shikkake Norihiro. He then studied under Rai Kuniyuki when he became his son in law. As with many other schools later work lost some of the quality. If you pm me your email address I will send you a write up I did on an early Enju wakazashi. regards Paul Quote
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