Sadayoshi貞吉

Osaka Gassan school · Shizuoka province · active 1966-2000

Hawley reference SAD840
Hawley
8
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

Active period1966-2000
ProvinceShizuoka
School / traditionOsaka Gassan
TeacherSadakatsu
Hawley IDSAD840

Recorded signatures (mei)

豆州三島住人榎本貞吉zushū mishima jūnin enomoto sadayoshi
豆州三嶋住湧水心榎本貞吉造之zushū mishima jū yūsuishin enomoto sadayoshi tsukuru kore
湧水心貞吉作yūsuishin sadayoshi saku
湧水子貞吉yūsuishi sadayoshi

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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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