Tameie爲家

Bitchū province · active 1558-1570

Hawley reference TAM28
Hawley
15
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥3.5M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

EraEiroku (1558-1570)
Active period1558-1570
ProvinceBitchū
TeacherAoe Tametsugu
Hawley IDTAM28

Recorded signatures (mei)

備中國松山住爲家bitchu kuni matsuyama ju tameie
備中國呰部郡松山住爲家bitchu kuni asabe-gori matsuyama ju tameie

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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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