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Master smiths summoned by Retired Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽上皇) to serve monthly rotations forging swords at the imperial court, ca. Jōgen–Jōkyū (1208–1221). A cross-school honor: each smith retains his own school (, Fukuoka , , etc.). The linked school NS- holds only Go-Toba's own Kiku gyōsaku blades.
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Other artisans of the Ko-Aoe school
Tsuguie（次家） was a Japanese swordsmith of the Ko-Aoe school in Bitchu province, active during the Jogen (1207-1211) period.
The work follows the Bizen-den tradition.
Designated works by Tsuguie include 1 Jūyō Bunkazai (Important Cultural Property), 1 Jūyō.