Toshimitsu利光

Yamato province · active 1444-1449

Hawley reference TOS60
Hawley
40
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Chu-jo saku
above-average workmanship grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥3M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

EraBunan (1444-1449)
Active period1444-1449
ProvinceYamato
Hawley IDTOS60

Recorded signatures (mei)

大和國利光yamato kuni toshimitsu
利光toshimitsu

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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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