Tadayuki忠行

Tadatsuna school school · Settsu province · active 1684-1736

Hawley reference TAD336
Hawley
15
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

Active period1684-1736
ProvinceSettsu
School / traditionTadatsuna school
TeacherTadayuki
Hawley IDTAD336

Recorded signatures (mei)

粟田口攝津守源忠行awataguchi settsu no kami minamoto tadayuki
橘忠行tachibana tadayuki

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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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