Sukenaga助長
Gamō Ishido school · Ōmi province · active 1492-1558
Hawley reference SUK347Smith record
| Active period | 1492-1558 |
| Province | Ōmi |
| School / tradition | Gamō Ishido |
| Teacher | Toshinaga 俊長 |
| Hawley ID | SUK347 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
江州蒲生住助長作gōshū gamo ju sukenaga saku
江州住助長gōshū ju sukenaga
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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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