Naomitsu直光

Naotane school school · Musashi province · active 1861-1864

Hawley reference NAO104
Hawley
10
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥2.8M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

EraBunkyū (1861-1864)
Active period1861-1864
ProvinceMusashi
School / traditionNaotane school
TeacherNaokatsu
Hawley IDNAO104

Recorded signatures (mei)

細田平次郎藤原直光hosoda heijirō fujiwara naomitsu

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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.

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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