Masasada政定

Yamato province · active 1525-1560

Hawley reference MAS1609
Hawley
15
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥2.5M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1525-1560
ProvinceYamato
Hawley IDMAS1609

Recorded signatures (mei)

南都住人金房左衛門尉政定nanto junin kanabō saemonjō masasada
大和國藤原政定yamato kuni fujiwara masasada
南都住藤原金房左衛門尉政定nanto ju fujiwara kanabō saemonjō masasada

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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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