Toshinaga歳長
Yamashiro province · active 1658-1661
Hawley reference TOS287Smith record
| Era | Manji (1658-1661) |
| Active period | 1658-1661 |
| Province | Yamashiro |
| Hawley ID | TOS287 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
洛陽住藤原廣次rakuyō ju fujiwara hirotsugu
山城守二村左近藤原歳長yamashiro no kami nimura sakon fujiwara toshinaga
平安城山城守藤原歳長heianjō yamashiro no kami fujiwara toshinaga
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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.
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