Sukechika助隣

Musashi province · active 1673-1688

Hawley reference SUK63
Hawley
15
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
0
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1673-1688
ProvinceMusashi
TeacherYoshisada
Hawley IDSUK63

Recorded signatures (mei)

武蔵國住藤原助近musashi kuni ju fujiwara sukechika
武州住藤原助近bushū ju fujiwara sukechika
武蔵住藤原助隣musashi ju fujiwara sukechika

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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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