Sadashige定重

Akasaka Senjuin school · Mino province · active 1379-1381

Hawley reference SAD154
Hawley
20
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥4.5M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

EraKoryaku (1379-1381) ND
Active period1379-1381
ProvinceMino
School / traditionAkasaka Senjuin
Hawley IDSAD154

Recorded signatures (mei)

千手院定重senjuin sadashige

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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.

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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