Sukeshige助茂

Yoshioka Ichimonji school · Bizen province · active 1308-1321

Hawley reference SUK494
Hawley
100
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥15M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1308-1321
ProvinceBizen
School / traditionYoshioka Ichimonji
Hawley IDSUK494

Recorded signatures (mei)

備州吉岡住助茂bishū yoshioka ju sukeshige
備前國吉岡荘住左兵衛尉紀助茂bizen kuni yoshioka-shō ju sabejō ki sukeshige
備前國吉岡住紀助茂作bizen kuni yoshioka ju ki sukeshige saku

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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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