Tadahiro忠廣

Hizen Tadayoshi school · Hizen province · active 1624-1688

Hawley reference TAD37
Hawley
70
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥8M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1624-1688
ProvinceHizen
School / traditionHizen Tadayoshi
Hawley IDTAD37

Recorded signatures (mei)

肥前國住藤原忠廣hizen kuni ju fujiwara tadahiro
肥前國住近江大掾藤原忠廣hizen kuni ju omi daijo fujiwara tadahiro
肥前國住新左衛門藤原忠廣hizen kuni ju shinsaemon fujiwara tadahiro

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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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