Nobuhide信秀

Naganobu school school · Settsu province · active 1907-1915

Hawley reference NOB177
Hawley
8
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

Active period1907-1915
ProvinceSettsu
School / traditionNaganobu school
Hawley IDNOB177

Recorded signatures (mei)

大阪住高橋信秀造之osaka ju takahashi nobuhide tsukuru kore
浪花住高橋信秀作rōka ju takahashi nobuhide saku
高橋信秀作takahashi nobuhide saku

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About these ratings

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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