Mino-den

The Mino-den (美濃伝) indicates one of the five traditions of Japanese forging mill for the Koto period (fine of the era Heian at beginning Momoyama). This tradition gathers various considered schools, to which the styles and techniques are often close.

School Akasaka Senjuin (赤坂千手院)

School whose origin is the Senjuin school of Yamato.
  • Characteristic general:
  • : - Jihada : KB-mokume-hada
  • : - Hamon : chu-suguha
  • :- Bôshi : KB-maru
  • Blacksmiths: Jumyô (寿命)

School Daido (大道)

Also called Omichi, active of the end Muromachi until the Shintô period.

School Ganmaku (岩捲)

School in the not very clear beginnings. Product of the blades of good quality as well in the Sôshu-den style as in the style of the Mino tradition.
  • Line Ganmaku (岩捲)
  • Line Ujinobu (民信)
  • Line Ujisada (民貞)

School Hachiya Kanesada (蜂屋兼貞)

Originating in the Daruma school of Yamashiro. Very active starting from the end Muromachi.
  • Characteristic general:
  • : - Jihada : mokume-hada with masame-hada with ji-denies
  • : - Hamon : nioi-deki
  • Blacksmiths: Kanesada (兼貞)

School Kanefusa (兼房)

  • Characteristic general:
  • : - Jihada : mokume-hada with masame-hada
  • : - Hamon : nioi-deki , gunome-midare
  • : - Bôshi : jizô with length kaeri
  • Blacksmiths: Wakasa No Kami Uzifusa (若狭守氏房)

School Kanemoto (兼元兼元)

  • Characteristic general:
  • : - Sugata : katana runs
  • in general: - Jihada : o-hada with masame-hada
  • : - Hamon : nioi-deki , gunomist
  • : - Bôshi : jizo , KB-maru , KB-midare
  • Blacksmiths: Magoroku Kanemoto (孫六兼元)

School Kanesada (兼定)

  • Characteristic general:
  • : - Sugata : katanas short in general, very few tantô
  • : - Jihada : known-deki , mokume-hada with masame-hada about the shinogi-ji
  • : - Hamon : o-midare , hataraki
  • : - Bôshi : midare-komi , jizo or KB-maru with length kaeri
  • Blacksmiths: Oya Kanesada (親兼定), Izumi No Kami Kanesada (和泉守兼?), Izumi No Kami Kanesada (和泉守兼定)

School Sakura Seki (坂倉関)

  • Characteristic general:
  • Blacksmiths: Masatoshi (正利)

School Zenjo (善定)

Originating in the Tegai school of Yamato, of which it keeps the style. The name of this school is borrowed from the Buddhist vocabulary.
  • Characteristic general:
  • : - Sugata : the katanas are short in general
  • : - Jihada : KB-mokume with masame-hada and shirake-utsuri
  • : - Hamon : many denies , hoso-suguha combined with midare
  • : - Bôshi : ichimonji-gaeri
  • Blacksmiths: Kaneyoshi (包吉), Kaneyoshi (兼善), Kanemitsu (兼光), kanetsune (兼常)

Internal bonds

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