Tadakuni忠國

Hizen province · active 1648-1661

Hawley reference TAD80
Hawley
80
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥6M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1648-1661
ProvinceHizen
Hawley IDTAD80

Recorded signatures (mei)

肥前國住播磨大掾藤原忠國hizen kuni ju harima daijō fujiwara tadakuni
肥前住播磨大掾藤原忠國hizen ju harima daijō fujiwara tadakuni
肥前住播磨守藤原忠國hizen ju harima no kami fujiwara tadakuni

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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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