Tameji is a smith of the lineage, active in Province during the early period. Traditional sword registers record a Tametsugu as a son of Moritsugu, with activity placed around the Jogen era (1207-1211), and works bearing the Tameji are understood within the broader group that flourished centered on along the basin of the Takahashi River. Among Tameji's most celebrated works is the National Treasure transmitted in the Kikkawa family, known by the go "Kitsunegasaki," which is considered to date back earlier than Shoji 2 (1200). Whether surviving signed examples are by the hand as the Kitsunegasaki remains a matter for further study, yet each consistently displays the characteristic features of the tradition.
Tameji's characteristically exhibit a slender profile with pronounced , strong , and , creating a particularly fine and well-balanced . The forging is an mixed with , with the grain tending toward and forming a texture; areas of appear, along with well-adhering and . The is -based in , mixed with slight and at times ; enter well, and the tends overall toward . Where the temper takes on a more active character, , , and may appear. The runs straight, finishing in or . The bears the distinctive convention of cutting the signature on the side toward the in thick chisel strokes, with in .
Tameji's works preserve an archaic manner of workmanship that does not descend later than the early period. The existence of an signed among his surviving blades is of particular documentary value, as original-length examples from the group are exceedingly scarce. Together with the Kitsunegasaki, Tameji's body of work constitutes essential source material for understanding the earliest phase of the swordmaking tradition.