Yoshitsugu吉次
Chu-Aoe school · Bitchū province · active 1326-1331
Hawley reference YOS888Smith record
| Active period | 1326-1331 |
| Province | Bitchū |
| School / tradition | Chu-Aoe |
| Hawley ID | YOS888 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
吉次yoshitsugu
備州萬壽庄住右衛門尉吉次作bishū manjushō ju uemonjō yoshitsugu saku
備中國右衛門尉吉次bitchu kuni uemonjō yoshitsugu
備中國住人右衛門尉吉次bitchu kuni junin uemonjō yoshitsugu
備中國青江住右衛門尉吉次bitchu kuni aoe ju uemonjō yoshitsugu
正中三年備中國吉次shōchū 3 nen bitchu kuni yoshitsugu
備中國住左衛門尉吉次作bitchu kuni ju saemonjō yoshitsugu saku
備中國住人右衛門尉平吉次bitchu kuni ju uemonjō taira yoshitsugu
備中國青江住右衛門尉吉次作bitchu kuni aoe ju uemonjō yoshitsugu saku
備中國青江住吉次bitchu kuni aoe ju yoshitsugu
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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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