Tomotsuna友綱

Taima school · Yamato province · active 1345-1362

Hawley reference TOM278
Hawley
90
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Jo-jo saku
superior masterwork grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥7M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1345-1362
ProvinceYamato
School / traditionTaima
Hawley IDTOM278

Recorded signatures (mei)

友綱tomotsuna
大和國左兵衛尉友綱yamato kuni sabejō tomotsuna

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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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