Takatoyo隆豊

Bungo province · active 1573-1592

Hawley reference TAK203
Hawley
15
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

EraTensho (1573-1592)
Active period1573-1592
ProvinceBungo
Hawley IDTAK203

Recorded signatures (mei)

豊州高田住隆豊hoshū takata ju takatoyo
平隆豊taira takatoyo

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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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