Ichimonji Yoshimune

吉宗 (Yoshimune)

A smith of Fukuoka Ichimonji, in Bizen, of the Kamakura period, of whom the name and some signatures are known.

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Yoshimune (吉宗) appears in Japanese Wikipedia among the known smiths of Fukuoka Ichimonji, the branch of the Ichimonji school at Fukuoka, in Bizen, alongside others such as Yoshifusa and Sukezane. No dates of his work or teacher are known, and no designated work of his is recorded. The Kotō Taikan reproduces two of his signatures.

He should not be confused with Hizen Yoshimune, a shinshintō smith of Hizen who writes his name with the same characters.

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