Nobumasa延正
Mihara school · Bingo province · active 1573-1592
Hawley reference NOB44Smith record
| Era | Tensho (1573-1592) |
| Active period | 1573-1592 |
| Province | Bingo |
| School / tradition | Mihara |
| Hawley ID | NOB44 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
備後國三原住延正bingo kuni mihara ju nobumasa
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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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