Moritaka盛高
Kongōbyōe school · Chikuzen province · active 1260-1302
Hawley reference MOR891Smith record
| Active period | 1260-1302 |
| Province | Chikuzen |
| School / tradition | Kongōbyōe |
| Teacher | Masamune 正宗 |
| Hawley ID | MOR891 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
源盛高minamoto moritaka
金剛兵衛盛高kongōbyōe moritaka
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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.
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