Tametō爲遠

Fukuoka Ichimonji school · Bizen province · active 1278-1317

Hawley reference TAM132
Hawley
90
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Jo saku
superior workmanship grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥9M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1278-1317
ProvinceBizen
School / traditionFukuoka Ichimonji
Hawley IDTAM132

Recorded signatures (mei)

備前國唐河住人右兵衛尉菅原爲遠bizen kuni karakawa junin ubejō sugawara tametō
備前國唐河住佐兵衛尉菅原爲遠bizen kuni karakawa ju sabejō sugawara tametō
備前國住爲遠bizen kuni ju tametō

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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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