Yoshisuke is the principal mainstream lineage of the Shimada group, active in Suruga Province from the period onward. According to the , the first generation is placed in the Kyosho era, with smiths of the name succeeding one another into the period; however, among extant dated works, the oldest encountered is a bearing an Eisho 2 (1505) inscription, regarded as a work of the second generation. Generational divisions beyond this point remain imprecise. The school bears a deep relationship with late smiths, and the two groups mutually influenced one another.
His forging is , at times with a flowing () tendency and a slight disposition toward standing grain; adheres, and appears. The ranges from narrow with slight admixture to deeply hardened large mixed with a -like flavor and ; is deep with plentiful , and runs through. In his broader patterns, and enter, while the tends toward with adhering. The is frequently , rounded at the tip with a long return. Carvings — including in relief, , and — are noted as executed with considerable skill, further connecting his workshop to the sphere.
The Daiei 6 (1526) dated designated in the 12th session is praised for the quality of both and as well as the skillful carvings, and its date inscription is singled out as "extremely valuable." The Eisho 2 is likewise described as "a highly valuable reference piece" for establishing the chronology of the school. Across his body of designated work, the lineage is evident in the , the flowing grain, and the accomplished — characteristics that distinguish the Shimada group as the principal carrier of the aesthetic into the provinces of eastern Japan.