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	JAPANESE SWORD -Hizen-To
		The definitive Hizen-to may be described as having a strong Sugata (form or shape) with a skilfully controlled Suguha Hamon (straight quench-line) which is comprised of fine Nie (crystalised martensite) and which ends in a Ko-maru Boshi (small circular quenching pattern in the point).
		By the middle of the 17th century, the reputation of swords from Hizen province was well respected throughout Japan and their export contributed greatly to the prosperity of the Nabeshima Han.
		Nagasaki is within Hizen province and this was the centre of foreign influence throughout the Tokugawa period when the rest of the country was closed to foreigners.
	www.geocities.com /alchemyst/hizen-to.htm (1204 words)

	Provinces of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Provinces as part of the system of addresses were not abolished but, on the contrary, augmented.
		Provinces are nonetheless today considered obsolete, although their names are still widely used in names of natural features, company names, and brands.
		Some of the province names are used to indicate distinct parts of the current prefectures alog with their cultural and geographical characteristics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old_provinces_of_Japan (806 words)

	Hizen Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hizen (肥前国; Hizen no kuni) was an old province of Japan which bordered on Chikuzen and Chikugo.
		Toyotomi Hideyoshi directed the invasion of Korea from the city of Nagoya, in Hizen, and the Shimabara Rebellion took place in Hizen province.
		During the Sengoku period, the region was divided among many daimyo, with the richest having a castle town at Saga.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hizen_province (127 words)

	NIHONTO.COM:ABOUT SWORDS
		Hizen province was more or less under the control of Todaiji temple after the Kamakura period.
		The Hizen School of swordmaking (generally known as the Tadayoshi School) was a flourishing industry that was a valuable earner of currency for the Nabeshima clan.
		MISC.: Hizen blades are said to have the most stylish shape of all Shinto works, which opinion is probably based on their perfectly balanced curvature.
	www.nihonto.com /abtarthizen.html (1704 words)

	Pottery And Porcelain - Japanese
		He settled in the province of Hizen, and from the first produced the different kinds of porcelain which are to-day made there, viz.
		The old Hizen or Imari porcelain, made principally at Arita, is decorated with blue under the glaze, fl outlines and red, green and gold.
		Long experience in Hizen and Owari has enabled their artists to execute very large pieces in porcelain, such as dishes three and four feet in diameter, and vases six and seven feet high.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles15/oriental-art-16.shtml (1318 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		An old province in the area that is today part of Fukuoka Prefecture, on Kyūshū.
		Chikugo bordered on Hizen, Chikuzen, Bungo, and Higo Provinces.
		Province in the area that is today part of Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyūshū.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/c.html (8389 words)

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		Chikuzen bordered on Buzen, Bungo, Chikugo, and Hizen.
		EtchÅ« Province A province in central HonshÅ«, on the Sea of Japan side.
		Higo Province A province in the area that is today Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of KyÅ«shÅ«.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/download/encyclopedia/0.3.3/ejh.txt (16714 words)

	1st Gen., Hizen Masahiro, C- 1624 ~ www.samuraisword.com
		He was a contemporary of Hizen Tadahiro, and one of the finest makers of the Tadayoshi school, both he and Tadahiro were sword makers to the famous "NABESHIMA DAIMYO FAMILY".
		The swords of Hizen were among the most popular in Japans history, with orders being placed from all over the country; some being gifted to foreign dignitaries from the Shogun.
		In 1584, Nabeshima Naoshige was the chief retainer for the Lord of Hizen until he was killed in battle by the forces of the powerful Shimazu Clan.
	www.samuraisword.com /nihontodisplay/TBK/Hizen_Masahiro/index.htm (611 words)

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		By the middle of the 17th century, the reputation of swords from Hizen province was well respected throughout Japan and their export contributed greatly to the prosperity of the Nabeshima Han.
		Nagasaki is within Hizen province and this was the centre of foreign influence throughout the Tokugawa period when the rest of the country was closed to foreigners.
		Although Hizen-to were produced for over 260 years (from 1594 to 1870-ish) unlike many sword production centers over this period Hizen-to, comparatively speaking, maintained a very high standard and tended not to be affected by the passing fashions of the time but rather maintained their integrity.
	www.to-ken.com /articles/Clivesessays.htm (7252 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Hizen Province
		Their motives for conversion varied, as did the measure of their devotion and constancy.
		Omura Sumitada (Dom Bartholomeu) lord of the Sonogi region of Hizen Province (now part of Nagasaki), was attracted to baptism in 1563 by the Jesuits' promise to ensure that Portuguese trading ship would call at harbours in his domain.
		Otomo Sorin of Bungo Province (now part of Oita) was the leading power of Kyushu when he was baptized in 1578 after 27 years of friendship with Jesuit missionaries.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hizen-Province (202 words)

	Nagato Province - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Although the ancient capital of the province was Shimonoseki, Hagi was usually the seat of the han (fief).
		In 1871 with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Nagato and Suo were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi prefecture.
		Historically, the oligarchy that came into power after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 had a strong representation from the Choshu province, as Ito Hirobumi, Yamagata Aritomo, and Kido Koin were from there.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Choshu (255 words)

	Ryuzoji Iekane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Following the year of 1506 Iekane defeated the Ouchi but ended up loseing himself against Shoni Masauke (in which the latter was killed) and again at the Battle of Chikugogawa in 1530.
		Iekane gradually left the Shoni and grew more powerful in Hizen province although he supposedly was long retired as a retainer.
		Even though at this time Iekane was very old at the age of 90, he managed to lead an army from Hizen and kill Yorichika.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ryuzoji_Iekane (211 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tosa Province
		At that time, the Tosa province was one of the two most popular dog fighting areas, the other one being the prefecture of Akita, the northernmost area on the island of Honshu.
		Tosa was a relatively poor province, and lacked a strong castle town even under the Chosokabe.
		After Sekigahara, the castle town of Kochi was established and remains the main city to this day.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tosa-Province (225 words)

	What is Imari?
		Imari is a name for the Japanese porcelain ware produced mainly in Arita and its surrounding areas of Saga prefecture in Kyushu, formerly Hizen province since early 17th century.
		It was named after the port near by from where it was shipped out to the other parts of Japan as well as to the western world.
		Hizen is a name of the province ruled by the Nabeshima clan.
	www.imari.com /what_is_imari1.htm (126 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A province in the area that is today part of Gifu Prefecture.
		A province in the area that is today Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū.
		A province on the east coast of Kyūshū.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/h.html (894 words)

	Nabeshima-Numata
		The Nabeshima of Hizen Province were descended from the Shôni and during the sengoku period became valued supporters of the Ryûzôji family.
		Katsushige was a son of Nabeshima Naoshige and was born in Saga Castle in Hizen Province on 4 December 1580.
		Yukiyasu was the son of Naitô Genzaemon and held Hachiboku Castle in Tamba Province.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/n.html (4397 words)

	Review by Clive Sinclaire
		For these people, the swords of Hizen and of the Tadayoshi lineage in particular, are not inanimate art with antique interest, but the living embodiment of Bushido, and all that entails.
		Hizen-to are a rich area for collecting and study, even in the West today.
		The availability of a number of specialised books on Hizen swords, of which this is the first in the English language, gives many opportunities for personal research.
	www.hizento.net /review.htm (476 words)

	Reizei-Sanada
		While Takanobu was able to secure most of Hizen Province, his defeat and death at Okitanawate in 1584 greatly weakened his clan and they were effectively supplanted by the Nabeshima.
		Takanobu's nickname was the 'Bear of Hizen' (Hizen no Kuma), at least in part a reference to his habit of wearing bearskin on his armor.
		He was taken from Mino Province to avoid the fate of his elder brothers, slain by Saitô Yoshitatsu, and entered the protection of Oda Nobunaga.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/rs.html (4966 words)

	The Japanese Swords of the School of Hizen Tadayoshi, Saga, Hizen, Japan
		His grandfather died in the battle of Shimabara (not to be confused with the Shimabara revolt of 1637) in Higo Province in Mar 1584 where Takanobu (1529-1584) also died at the hands of the Shimazu of Satsuma.
		Masahiro who was born in the year 1607 in Saga in Hizen Province (Yoshinobu was born in 1587 and lived until April 29, 1633).
		He signed "Hizen Kuni Tadahiro" whilst his father was alive until 1747, and there appears to be two distinct ways he chiseled ‘Hiro’ in this mei as discussed on the following page.
	www.hizento.net /history.htm (4398 words)

	Okuma Shigenobu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of the most popular statesmen in Japanese history, Okuma was also an early advocate of Western science and culture in Japan, and founded Waseda University.
		He was born Hachitaro, the first son of an artillery officer, in Saga (then part of Hizen Province) in 1838.
		During his early years, his education consisted mainly of the study of Chinese Confucian literature and derivative works such as Hagakure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Okuma_Shigenobu (879 words)

	Ceramics Today - Takatori Ware
		Takatori ware was the official ceramic of the Kuroda, rulers of Chikuzen province (now Fukuoka prefecture), for nearly 300 years until the abolition of the domain system in 1871.
		In 1600, Nagamasa and his army of retainers, were awarded the province of Chikuzen, located on the northern coast of Kyushu, as a reward for services rendered in the battle of Sekigahara, in which Tokugawa Ieyasu and his supporters defeated Ishida Mitsunari and the supporters of Hideyoshi's heir, gaining control over the entire country.
		Wares of this type from the Uchigaso kiln have been recovered in large numbers in teaware-related excavations in Kyoto, proving not only that Uchigaso wares were exported to other parts of Japan during the early seventeenth century, but that they were even popular with the most sophisticated tea connoisseurs in Japan's cultural center.
	www.ceramicstoday.com /articles/takatori.htm (3832 words)

	Hizen province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It uses material from the Wiktionary page "Province".
		Maritime + provinces, so called because of its coastal location.
		The region of Canada comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (and sometimes, mistakenly, Newfoundland and Labrador).
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Hizen_province.html (375 words)

	Japanese Porcelain Ginger Jar Antique HP Polychrome Urn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It is Kakiemon, which is synonymous with the line of potters who worked at the Nangawa kiln near Arita (a district in Hizen, which was the center for porcelain manufacture).
		It is also the name given to superb porcelain motifs, and palette produced by this line of potters during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
		The earliest Kakiemon polychrome porcelain wares were made from clay obtained from the Izumi yama, in Hizen province.
	www.trocadero.com /moradaridge/items/323053/item323053.html (698 words)

	About Imari
		Porcelain was first fired in Hizen province of Northern Kyushu in the early 17th century by Korean potters, and most likely by the potter named Ri Sanpei, who was brought to Japan by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in his second invasion of Korea in 1597.
		Early examples were somewhat primitive (but now highly prized) white or celadon toned wares, decorated with underglaze cobalt blue, until the 1640s when the first enamels were fired in red, green, blue, yellow, purple, and eventually gold; associated with the first enamels is the famous Sakaida Kakiemon (1596-1666).
		Imari is the name given to the world famous Japanese porcelain produced in Arita, Hizen province (modern Saga-prefecture) on the Island of Kyushu and other locations.
	www.blueandwhiteamerica.com /imari.html (1450 words)

	History
		Hizen was a larger province which included Saga prefecture and a part of Nagasaki prefecture now.
		During the Edo Period, from the 17th through the 18th century, Imari was primarily made in and around the Hizen Province.
		In the 1640's, the new technique was introduced to Hizen kilns that allowed porcelain makers to decorate with more colors including red, green, yellow and purple.
	www.imari.com /history.htm (526 words)

	World History
		Francis' visit to the East was a preliminary step in the establishment of a Franciscan province in the Holy Land, a step soon imitated by the Dominicans.
		On landing in Kyushu it occupied a portion of Hizen province (part of present-day Saga prefecture) and advanced to Chikuzen.
		When the Ando family raised a revolt in Mutsu province at the end of the Kamakura period, the bakufu found it difficult to suppress, partly because of the remoteness of the site of the uprising.
	members.tripod.com /gpf/worldhistory.html (20011 words)

	3. Mori Motonari - Western Uprise
		The 1160 army of Imagawa was defeated by 910 of Mori - and now Lord Mori has advanced into the province of Hizen, hopeing to completely cut off Imagawa's main military supply.
		Mori invaded the Nagato province of Shimazu in 1530, but Shimazu Takahisa not only agreed for a cease-fire but also for an alliance later on.
		Since the Hizen castle still had a significant amount of enemy troops inside, Lord Mori was unable to launch another attack this season.
	www.totalwar.org /hosted/maltz/03_Mori/Mori08.htm (1853 words)

	Arima Harunobu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Harunobu was the daimyô of the Arima clan, a small family that controlled the Shimabara area of Hizen province.
		The arrival of Portuguese weapons and ships bought the Arima a little time, but in 1582 Harunobu lost his important Shimabara Castle and was reduced to holding a thin strip of the peninsula.
		The Shimazu dispatched a force under Shimazu Iehisa to Shimabara and in 1584 they and the Arima, with a combined 3,000 men, defeated the much larger Ryûzôji army at Okitanawate, a battle in which Takanobu was killed.
	www.samurai-archives.com /arimaharunobu.html (350 words)

	Japanese Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The majority of the porcelain-producing kilns in Hizen province were concentrated in an area known as Arita Sarayama, which was under the control of the Nabeshima fief.
		High standards were ensured by the strict administration of the governing Nabeshima fief, and within just a few decades Arita had become the hub of
		By this time, all sorts of everyday wares were being produced, so that although the original Yi dynasty-style pots, typical of the earliest porcelain production in Arita, lingered on to some extent, they were generally superseded by wares revealing a craftsmanship and design that owed more to Chinese than to Korean influence.
	www.sirreadalot.org /arts/japaneseartR.htm (1749 words)

	Uncategorized–Arts ‘N’ Crafts
		Woven cloth usually frays at the edges, unless measures are taken to counter this, such as the use of pinking shears or hemming.
		Imari porcelain is the European collectors’ name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyushu, and exported from the port of Imari, Saga specifically for the European export trade.
		Imari was simply the trans-shipment port for Arita wares.
	www.arts-n-craft.com /category/uncategorized (277 words)

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