Sadatsugu貞繼

Hosho school · Yamato province · active 1288-1317

Hawley reference SAD784
Hawley
80
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥10M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1288-1317
ProvinceYamato
School / traditionHosho
Hawley IDSAD784

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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