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074 洪水　flood

天正１９年８月、備前地方に大洪水が起こり吉井川が氾濫しました。

吉井川周辺に密集していた備前鍛冶はまともに被害をこうむり、ほぼ全滅となります。

いくつかあった祐定家のうち七兵衛家の藤四郎がわずかに生き残り新刀時代にも名跡を残しています。

Tennsyou 19th(1591) August Big flood attacked Bizenn(now Okayama prefecture).

Bizenn J.S. factory with proud history was annihilated.
Because they lived around a river.

Only "Toshirou Sukesada" survived a flood. He kept the name of "Sukesada".
But Trend was downward for Bizenn J.S. masters.

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