Tsunatoshi綱俊

Suishinshi Masahide school · Musashi province · active 1830-1844

Hawley reference TSU321
Hawley
40
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Jo saku
superior workmanship grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥4M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

EraTenpō (1830-1844)
Active period1830-1844
ProvinceMusashi
School / traditionSuishinshi Masahide
Hawley IDTSU321

Recorded signatures (mei)

羽州米澤住長運齋加藤綱俊ushū yonezawa ju chōunsai katō tsunatoshi
於東都加藤綱俊造oite tōto katō tsunatoshi tsukuru
於江府長運齋綱俊造之oite efu chōunsai tsunatoshi tsukuru kore
米澤臣綱俊造yonezawa shin tsunatoshi tsukuru

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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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