Terukado照門

Nōshū Seki Yoshisada school · Mino province · active 1658-1684

Hawley reference TER16
Hawley
60
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Jo saku
superior workmanship grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥2.8M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1658-1684
ProvinceMino
School / traditionNōshū Seki Yoshisada
Hawley IDTER16

Recorded signatures (mei)

丹波大掾藤原照門tamba daijō fujiwara terukado
丹波守藤原照門tamba no kami fujiwara terukado
濃州丹波守藤原照門nōshū tamba no kami fujiwara terukado

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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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