Nobuyoshi信吉

Settsu province · active 1655-1703

Hawley reference NOB586
Hawley
45
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Jo saku
superior workmanship grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥4M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1655-1703
ProvinceSettsu
Hawley IDNOB586

Recorded signatures (mei)

(菊紋) 高井越前守源来信吉(kiku) takai echizen no kami minamoto rai nobuyoshi
越前守源来信吉echizen no kami minamoto rai nobuyoshi
入道源来信吉nyudō minamoto rai nobuyoshi
倫信入道源来信吉tomonobu nyudō minamoto rai nobuyoshi

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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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