Yoshimasa吉政

Tsukushi Nobukuni school · Chikuzen province · active 1624-1644

Hawley reference YOS361
Hawley
15
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥4M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

EraKanei (1624-1644)
Active period1624-1644
ProvinceChikuzen
School / traditionTsukushi Nobukuni
Hawley IDYOS361

Recorded signatures (mei)

源信國平四郎吉政作minamoto nobukuni heishirō yoshimasa saku
筑前國住源信國平四郎吉政作chikuzen kuni ju minamoto nobukuni heishirō yoshimasa saku
九州筑前國住人源平四郎作kyūshū chikuzen kuni junin minamoto heishirō 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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