Hironobu廣信
Yamashiro province · active 1658-1661
Hawley reference HIR352Smith record
| Era | Manji (1658-1661) |
| Active period | 1658-1661 |
| Province | Yamashiro |
| Hawley ID | HIR352 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
於洛陽伊藤権左衛門尉廣信oite rakuyō itō gonzaemonjō hironobu
洛陽住伊藤紀州藤原廣信rakuyō ju itō kishū fujiwara hironobu
伊藤大和守源廣信itō yamato no kami minamoto hironobu
太刀一口置廣莊八幡宮大和守廣信造tachi imoaraiki hirosō hachiman-miya yamato no kami hironobu tsukuru
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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.
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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