Suketake助武

Yoshioka Ichimonji school · Bizen province · active 1299-1306

Hawley reference SUK527
Hawley
95
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥7M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1299-1306
ProvinceBizen
School / traditionYoshioka Ichimonji
Hawley IDSUK527

Recorded signatures (mei)

備前國住人左兵衛尉紀助武bizen kuni junin sabejō ki suketake
備州吉岡住左兵衛尉紀助武bishū yoshioka ju sabejō ki suketake

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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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