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Emura

Mon, 2007-05-14 19:13 — kazarena
江村
Chounsai Emura
IDEMU1
NameEmura
Other ResidenceKochi
EraShowa (1926-1989)
Source Rating Reference/Page
Hawley8EMU1 
Signatures:
江村作
emura saku

Comments:

Warden of Okayama prison.

Chounsai, the Go of Emura, was used by smiths from Kochi associated with Chounsai Kunimitsu (KUN524) line of smiths [1]. 

There used to be a false belief that Emura and Nagamitsu was the same person. See [2] for details.

More information about Emura can be found in Chounsai Emura article in Japanese Sword Index.

References

  1. Modern Japanese Swordsmiths: 1868-1945, John Slough , (2001)
  2. Chounsai Emura & Ichihara Nagamitsu: A Tale of Confusion, Richard Stein , (1995)

Also: Fuller II,#151

Comments

Sat, 2007-11-10 13:00 — alchemyst

Emura

Record is correct. However this is NOT the same smith
as Nag 296. Emura was head of the Okayama Prison.
He also signed Chounsai Emura and Bishu Chounsai Emura
and sometimes just "E". There are also two different forms
of the "mura" Kanji used by him.

See my webpages on Emura, Nagamitsu and why the
confusion arose.

Richard Stein, PhD

The Japanese Sword Index
http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/nihonto.htm

Sun, 2007-11-11 10:27 — kazarena

Many thanks for

Many thanks for correction!

The record has been updated.