Yoshimasa吉正
Zenjō school · Musashi province · active 1661-1673
Hawley reference YOS331Smith record
| Era | Kanbun (1661-1673) |
| Active period | 1661-1673 |
| Province | Musashi |
| School / tradition | Zenjō |
| Hawley ID | YOS331 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
武州住田中源左衛門尉吉正作bushū ju tanaka gensaemonjō yoshimasa saku
武州上野介吉正bushū kodzuke no suke yoshimasa
武州住吉正bushū ju yoshimasa
上野大掾源吉正kodzuke daijō minamoto yoshimasa
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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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