were Ichimonji Sukezane and Saburo Kunimune, both from the Bizen tradition. The Sōshū tradition's popularity increased after the Mongol invasions (1274, 1281)...

school of swordsmiths from Higo province who produced swords in the Bizen tradition during the feudal period of Japan. The Dotanuki school evolved in Higo...

(1288–1328), and it is thought that he was trained by swordsmiths from Bizen and Yamashiro provinces, such as Saburo Kunimune, Awataguchi Kunitsuna and...

signatures and documents, were 4005 in Bizen, 1269 in Mino, 1025 in Yamato, 847 in Yamashiro and 438 in Sōshū. These traditions and provinces are as follows: The...

Workshop there. Sumitani settled in Mattō, Ishikawa. He worked in the Bizen tradition, and was noted for his choji midare or "clove patterns" along the hamon...

modern potters operate in Shiga, Iga, Karatsu, Hagi, and Bizen. Yamamoto Masao (Toushuu) of Bizen and Miwa Kyusetsu of Hagi were designated ningen kokuho...

produced swords primarily in the Soshu tradition of Masamune, but switched in the 1970s to creating swords in the Bizen style. Yoshihara has trained nine apprentices...

an abrupt decline, with production now centralizing in the Owari, Mino, Bizen, and Omi provinces. Political collapse in the Heian period caused Sue ware...

consists of waves with wide valleys and steep crests, and were mainly found on Bizen swords of the Muromachi period. The specific shape and style of the hamons...

identified as being close to the craft movement include: Bizen ware (備前焼), from Imbe in Bizen province Hagi ware (萩焼), from Hagi, Yamaguchi prefecture...