Korekazu是一
Musashi province · active 1830-1891
Hawley reference KOR23Smith record
| Active period | 1830-1891 |
| Province | Musashi |
| Hawley ID | KOR23 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
石堂運壽是一作之ishidō unju korekazu saku kore
龍泉齋是一作ryūsensai korekazu saku
石堂藤原是一精鍛ishidō fujiwara korekazu seitan
石堂運壽是一鍛作ishidō unju korekazu seitan saku
藤原朝臣是一fujiwara ason 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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