Izumo Daijo Yoshitake was the son of Heianjyo Kunitake, a disciple of Kunihiro. Known by the common name Kawate Ichidayu, he relocated from Kyoto to , where he received the court title Izumo Daijo and in his later years advanced to Izumo no Kami before taking the tonsure under the name Ho. While his father Kunitake was, in the 's assessment, "among the more unremarkable smiths" of the group, Yoshitake "was a noted craftsman who surpassed his father," conveying the boldness characteristic of works with superior .
Yoshitake's forging presents a tightly packed mixed with , with well-adhering . His tempering is diverse: he particularly excelled in a -based style reminiscent of the Hojoji school, producing with in deep and well-attached , with running through and a bright . He also produced works in the billowing-wave toran-style and mixed with and -ba (ear-shaped elements). The is characteristically with . His tang shows a distinctive deep tip with . The notes that although Yoshitake "fundamentally drew upon the stream of the group," many of his works display the manner of the Hojoji lineage, and his documented collaborative works with Hojoji Masateru confirm that "in he maintained a notably close relationship with the Hojoji group."
Yoshitake's dated works span from Enpo 3 (1675) through Shotoku 1 (1711), attesting to a long and productive career. Several of his blades carry gold-inlaid cutting-test inscriptions by Tomita Shigetsuna, recording results such as futatsu-do (two-body cuts), which reflect the high regard in which his blades were held as practical weapons. The has recognized multiple works as standing among "the finest examples" of his oeuvre.