Muramasa村正
Sengo school · Ise province · active 1501-1521
Hawley reference MUR2Smith record
| Active period | 1501-1521 |
| Province | Ise |
| School / tradition | Sengo |
| Teacher | Nagayoshi |
| Hawley ID | MUR2 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
村正muramasa
勢州桑名住村正seishū kuwana ju muramasa
桑名住村正kuwana ju muramasa
右衛門尉村正作uemonjō muramasa saku
勢州桑名住右衛門尉藤原村正seishū kuwana ju uemonjō fujiwara muramasa
兼永打関村正kanenaga uchi seki muramasa
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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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