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Awataguchi Arikuni

有國

Awataguchi Arikuni

有國

御番鍛冶
ProvinceYamashiroEraKenpo (1213–1219)PeriodKamakuraSchoolAwataguchiTraditionYamashiro-denTeacherKuniieToko Taikan1,500(top 5%)TypeSwordsmithCodeARI58

Honors

御番鍛冶Goban Kaji (Go-Toba's Imperial Forging Rotation)

Awataguchi six brothers (extended roster)

Master smiths summoned by Retired Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽上皇) to serve monthly rotations forging swords at the imperial court, ca. Jōgen–Jōkyū (1208–1221). A cross-school honor: each smith retains his own school (, Fukuoka , , etc.). The linked school NS- holds only Go-Toba's own Kiku gyōsaku blades.

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Lineage

TeacherKuniie
Arikuni
Student
  1. 1.Arimoto有元

Awataguchi School

Other artisans of the Awataguchi school

  1. 1.Yoshimitsu吉光44designated
  2. 2.Kuniyoshi國吉1 for sale51designated
  3. 3.Kunitsuna國綱18designated
  4. 4.Hisakuni久國21designated
  5. 5.Norikuni則國15designated
  6. 6.Kuniyasu國安22designated
  7. 7.Kunitomo國友4designated
  8. 8.Kunikiyo國清4designated
  9. 9.Kunimitsu國光2designated
  10. 10.Arikuni有國2designated
  11. 11.Kagehisa景久1designated
  12. 12.Kunitsuna國綱1designated

Arikuni

Arikuni（有國） was a Japanese swordsmith of the Awataguchi school in Yamashiro province, active during the Kenpo (1213-1219) period.

The work follows the Yamashiro-den tradition.