Naotane直胤

Suishinshi Masahide school · Musashi province · active 1801-1860

Hawley reference NAO183
Hawley
100
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Sai-jo saku
supreme masterwork — the highest grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥9M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1801-1860
ProvinceMusashi
School / traditionSuishinshi Masahide
TeacherMasahide
Hawley IDNAO183

Recorded signatures (mei)

出羽國住人大慶庄司直胤 (花押)dewa kuni junin taikei shooji naotane (kao)
莊司筑前大掾大慶直胤 (花押)shōji chikuzen daijo taikei naotane (kao)
莊司美濃兵藤原直胤 (花押)shōji mino-be fujiwara naotane (kao)
莊司美濃兵直胤 (花押)shōji mino-be naotane (kao)
藤直胤 (花押)fuji naotane (kao)
造直胤tsukuru naotane

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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.

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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