Yoshimitsu賀光
Bizen province · active 1457-1480
Hawley reference YOS1291Smith record
| Active period | 1457-1480 |
| Province | Bizen |
| Hawley ID | YOS1291 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
備州長船住藤原朝臣賀光bishū osafune ju fujiwara ason yoshimitsu
備州長船賀光bishū osafune yoshimitsu
備前國長彦右衛門尉船藤原賀光作bizen kuni osafune hikouemonjō fujiwara yoshimitsu saku
備州長船住彦右衛門尉藤原朝臣賀光bishū osafune ju hikouemonjō fujiwara ason yoshimitsu
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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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