Tomoyuki友行

Takada school · Bungo province · active 1688-1716

Hawley reference TOM365
Hawley
15
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Chu saku
workmanship grade (Fujishiro, Nihon Tōkō Jiten)
Tōkō Taikan
¥2M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1688-1716
ProvinceBungo
School / traditionTakada
TeacherTomoyuki
Hawley IDTOM365

Recorded signatures (mei)

豊州高田住藤原友行hōshū takata ju fujiwara tomoyuki
豊後國藤原友行bungo kuni fujiwara tomoyuki
豊後高田住藤原友行bungo takata ju fujiwara tomoyuki

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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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