Korekazu是一
Ishido school · Musashi province · active 1648-1673
Hawley reference KOR17Smith record
| Active period | 1648-1673 |
| Province | Musashi |
| School / tradition | Ishido |
| Hawley ID | KOR17 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
江戸住石堂是勝edo ju ishidō korekatsu
武蔵大掾石堂左近藤原是一musashi daijō ishidō sakon fujiwara korekazu
川上武蔵大掾藤原是一kawakami musashi daijō fujiwara korekazu
川上左近是一kawakami sakon korekazu
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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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