Hiroyuki弘幸
Yamashiro province · active 1596-1624
Hawley reference HIR168Smith record
| Active period | 1596-1624 |
| Province | Yamashiro |
| Teacher | Kunihiro |
| Hawley ID | HIR168 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
平安城藤原弘幸heianjō fujiwara hiroyuki
堀川住弘幸horikawa ju hiroyuki
丹後守藤原弘幸tango no kami fujiwara hiroyuki
平安城堀川住弘幸heianjō horikawa ju hiroyuki
山城國堀川住清水丹後守藤原弘幸yamashiro kuni horikawa shimizu tango no kami fujiwara hiroyuki
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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.
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