Munemitsu宗光

Bizen province · active 1478-1528

Hawley reference MUN201
Hawley
90
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Jo-jo saku
superior masterwork grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥7M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1478-1528
ProvinceBizen
Hawley IDMUN201

Recorded signatures (mei)

備州長船宗光作bishū osafune munemitsu saku
備前國住長船左京進宗光bizen kuni ju osafune sakyo no shin munemitsu
備前國靱貧郷住長船左京進宗光bizen kuni yugeigō ju osafune sakyo no shin munemitsu

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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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