Sukemitsu助光

Ōishi Sukenaga group school · Ōmi province · active 1502-1504

Hawley reference SUK239
Hawley
25
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

EraBunki (1501-1504)
Active period1502-1504
ProvinceŌmi
School / traditionŌishi Sukenaga group
Hawley IDSUK239

Recorded signatures (mei)

江州蒲生住助光gōshū gamō ju sukemitsu
江州蒲生助光gōshū gamō sukemitsu

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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.

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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