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Osafune school · Bizen province · active 1384-1387

Hawley reference SUK94
Hawley
50
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

EraShitoku (1384-1387) ND
Active period1384-1387
ProvinceBizen
School / traditionOsafune
Hawley IDSUK94

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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