Toshimune俊宗

Tosa Toshihide school school · Musashi province · active 1848-1854

Hawley reference TOS196
Hawley
10
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
0
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

EraKaei (1848-1854)
Active period1848-1854
ProvinceMusashi
School / traditionTosa Toshihide school
Hawley IDTOS196

Recorded signatures (mei)

長運齋俊宗chōunsai toshimune
土陽臣長運齋俊宗造toyō-shin chōunsai toshimune tsukuru
土州臣俊宗作toshū-shin toshimune saku

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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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