Taneaki胤明
Late Naotane school · Musashi province · active 1868-1912
Hawley reference TAN1Smith record
| Era | Meiji (1868-1912) |
| Active period | 1868-1912 |
| Province | Musashi |
| School / tradition | Late Naotane |
| Hawley ID | TAN1 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
於東都近江國胤明作oite toto omi kuni taneaki saku
近江介源胤明造之omi suke minamoto taneaki tsukuru kore
近江國胤明造omi kuni taneaki tsukuru
堀井胤明horii taneaki
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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.
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