Yasuyoshi安吉

Samonji school · Nagato province · active 1381-1384

Hawley reference YAS595
Hawley
90
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥5M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

EraEitoku (1381-1384) ND
Active period1381-1384
ProvinceNagato
School / traditionSamonji
Hawley IDYAS595

Recorded signatures (mei)

長州安吉chōshū yasuyoshi
長州道元安吉chōshū dogen yasuyoshi
長州住安吉作chōshū ju yasuyoshi saku

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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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