Yoshimori吉盛

Kongōbyōe school · Chikuzen province · active 1504-1521

Hawley reference YOS506
Hawley
15
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

EraEishō (1504-1521)
Active period1504-1521
ProvinceChikuzen
School / traditionKongōbyōe
Hawley IDYOS506

Recorded signatures (mei)

金剛兵衛源吉盛kongōbyōe minamoto yoshimori

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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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