Nagamitsu長光
Okayama province · active 1945-1989
Hawley reference NAG296Smith record
| Era | Shōwa (1926-1989) |
| Active period | 1945-1989 |
| Province | Okayama |
| Hawley ID | NAG296 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
長光作nagamitsu saku
市原長光ichihara nagamitsu
市原一龍子長光ichihara iryūshi nagamitsu
備前長光bizen nagamitsu
備前國於烏城下市原長光作之bizen kuni oite karasu jōka ichihara nagamitsu saku kore
備前國於烏城下市原長光造之bizen kuni oite karasu jōka ichihara nagamitsu tsukuru kore
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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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