Toshitsugu利次

Tsukushi Nobukuni school · Chikuzen province · active 1661-1673

Hawley reference TOS119
Hawley
15
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

EraKanbun (1661-1673)
Active period1661-1673
ProvinceChikuzen
School / traditionTsukushi Nobukuni
Hawley IDTOS119

Recorded signatures (mei)

筑前國福岡住利次chikuzen kuni fukuoka ju toshitsugu
筑前國住嵳貞之亟利次chikuzen kuni ju sadanojō toshitsugu

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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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