Sadahide貞秀

Suishinshi Masahide school · Musashi province · active 1804-1830

Hawley reference SAD325
Hawley
50
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥5.5M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1804-1830
ProvinceMusashi
School / traditionSuishinshi Masahide
TeacherMasahide
Hawley IDSAD325

Recorded signatures (mei)

水心子正秀suishinshi masahide
川部藤原貞秀作kawabe fujiwara sadahide saku
川部藤原貞秀造之kawabe fujiwara sadahide tsukuru kore
水心藤原貞秀作suishin fujiwara sadahide saku
貞秀造sadahide tsukuru
水心子正秀嫡貞秀suishinshi masahide chaku sadahide

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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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