Tadayoshi忠良

Mutsu province · active 1839-1844

Hawley reference TAD302
Hawley
10
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

EraTenpō (1830-1844)
Active period1839-1844
ProvinceMutsu
Hawley IDTAD302

Recorded signatures (mei)

陸州住藤原忠良oshu ju fujiwara tadayoshi
白石住忠良shiraishi ju tadayoshi

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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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