Family line before 1876 and are still active today

[Itomagoi]

Hello,
I am looking for smiths who have the family line before the Haitōrei edict in 1876 and are still active today.

 

As an example the Gassan line or the Hokke Saburo, the Komiya line or Ishido line (but today does not make swords only tools).

 

Do you know any others?

[Toryu2020]

Yamamura Tsunahiro 24th Generation in a line going back to Masamune - still operating in Kamakura...

[DoTanuki yokai]

Kanefusa but I will check some more and come back if I find someone. I have researched this some time ago but I never make notes of anything. 

[Itomagoi]

Thank you very much, Thomas.
Thanks for looking, Christian. 

[Itomagoi]

I add the Kato line. Kato (Kiyoshi) Kanekuni or Yoshiaki Fujiwara still works today.

[BIG]

Hi Peter, 

 

 

Best

[Alex A]

Mentions here Akamatsu Taro, ten generations (Kimura family), I'm all ears if anyone has further info regarding the lineage ?

https://www.Japanese...ru.com/akamatsu-taro

 

 

The name "Akamatsu Taro" is used by a swordsmith family since ten generations living in Higo country (Kumamoto Prefecture current).

"Akamatsu Taro" was named by Mountain pass(Akamatsu-touge) of his hometown. Akamatsu Taro swordsmith family, who has served for generations as a swordsmith patronized of the Sagara Daimyo(Hitoyoshi-han in HIGO country

[Toryu2020]

Theres also the Enomoto group though technically they are part of the Gassan lineage...

 

-t

[Alex A]

Aye, here's the line up.

 

 

[Itomagoi]

Thank you for the input. :D