Sukehira祐平
Motohira school · Bizen province · active 1804-1818
Hawley reference SUK688Smith record
| Era | Bunka (1804-1818) |
| Active period | 1804-1818 |
| Province | Bizen |
| School / tradition | Motohira |
| Hawley ID | SUK688 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
備前國長船住伊勢守藤原祐平造之bizen kuni osafune ju ise no kami fujiwara sukehira tsukuru kore
横山伊勢守祐平yokoyama ise no kami sukehira
備前國祐平於薩吉奥元平宅造bizen kuni sukehira oite satsuyoshi okumoto heitaku tsukuru
備前國長船住祐平造之bizen kuni osafune ju sukehira tsukuru kore
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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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