KANABO SCHOOL

MASAKAGE (DAIEI 1521-1528)
Signed: WASHU NANTO JU FUJIWARA MASAKAGE

MASATSUGU (EIROKU 1558-1592) Chu Jo Saku, Wazamono
Signed: NANTO KANABO HYOEINOJO MASATSUGU
NANTO JU FUJIWARA ASON KANABO HYOEINOJO MASATSUGU
FEATURES: Broad body, O kissaki, ko midare, GUNOME MIDARE, some horimono.

MASAMUNE (TENSHO 1573-1592)
Signed WASHU NANTO JU FUJIWARA MASAMUNE

MASAYASU (KYOROKU 1528-1532)
SIGNED: KANABO FUJIWARA MASAYASU, YAMATO NANTO JU MASAYASU

MASAZANE (TENMON 1532-1555) Chu Jo Saku
SIGNED: KANABO HAYATO NO SUKE MASAZANE
NANTO JU KANABO HAYATO NO JO MASAZANE SAKU
NANTO JU KANABO HAYATO NO SUKE FUJIWARA MASAZANE
NANTO KANABO HAYATORYO MASAZANE SAKU
YAMATO NANRA JU MASAZANE
FEATURES: He made katana, tanto, yari and many jumonji yari.
FEATURES: horimono of Fudo and ken makiryu

MASAZANE (DAIEI 1521) sAID TO BE THE SAME AS THE ABOVE MASAZANE

MASAKIYO (TENMON 1532-1555) Jo Saku
SIGNED: NANTO JU KANABO MASAKIYO SAKU
SENSHU JU MASAKIYO SAKU

MASASHIGE (EISHO 1504-1521)
sIGNED: KANABO MASASHIGE

MASANAGA (EIROKU 1558-1569)
SIGNED: NANTO JU KANABO FUJIWARA MASANAGA
Note: Fujishiro says that Kanabo Masanaga (Eisho 1504) is probably the senpai of Nanto Kanabo.

MASASADA (TENMON 1532-1555)
SIGNED: NANTO JU KANABO SAEMONNOJO MASASADA

YAMATO NO KUNI FUJIWARA MASASADA
FEATURES: masame hada, sunagashi, horimono, ji nie, nie deki, gunome midare,

MASATSUGU (TENMON 1532-1555 AND KOJI 1555-1586)
SIGNED: NANTO JU KANABO HYOEINOJO MASATSUGU
WASHU KOMORI JU FUJIWARA MASATSUGU
NANTO JU KANABO SAEMONNOJO MASATSUGU
FEATURES: Thick stout blade with long kissaki, ji nie, masame hada, gunomoe ko-midare and gunome midare with ashi and yo.

MASAZANE (KEICHO SHINTO) Please note that errors are possible in the above presentation, please see the following texts for further investigation.

REFERENCE: "NIHON TO KOZA" VOLUME 2, KOTO PART 1, Translated by Harry Watson, AFU Research Enterprises, Inc., ISBN 1-888612-03-7 "FUJISHIRO", Koto

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