Gojō Kuninaga
五条国永 (Gojō Kuninaga)
A Kyoto smith of the Heian period, from the Gojō quarter, son of Gojō Kanenaga according to tradition; maker of the tachi Tsurumaru.
Profile
Kuninaga worked in the Gojō quarter of Kyoto around the Tengi era (1053-1058), and tradition makes him the son of Gojō Kanenaga, whom the same tradition makes the son of Sanjō Arikuni and the founder of the school at Gojō. He is the leading figure of the Gojō school, and his manner is held to be of a more archaic air than his father's.
Monograph
Gojō Kuninaga (五条国永)
A smith of very few blades, all tradition except his signatures, told with the level of evidence of each fact.
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Notable works
- Tsurumaru: tachi, in the collection of the Imperial Household Agency.