Masanori正則

Kai or Kinashi Mihara Group school · Bingo province · active 1546-1555

Hawley reference MAS730
Hawley
15
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥2.5M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

EraTenmon (1532-1555)
Active period1546-1555
ProvinceBingo
School / traditionKai or Kinashi Mihara Group
Hawley IDMAS730

Recorded signatures (mei)

備後國三原住人正則bingo kuni mihara junin masanori
備後國住貝正則bingo kuni ju kai masanori
三原正則mihara masanori

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Hawley points come from W. M. Hawley's Japanese Swordsmiths (1981), the standard Western reference cataloguing over 12,000 smiths. Most recorded smiths sit at 15–20 points; only a few dozen legendary masters exceed 150.

Fujishiro grades (from Nihon Tōkō Jiten) rank workmanship from Chū saku up to Sai-jō saku, while the Tōkō Taikan valuation (Tokuno, 1977) reflects each smith's relative market standing in yen. Explore more smiths in the searchable swordsmith index.

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