Yoshinaga良永
Ōishi Sa school · Chikugo province · active 1455-1460
Hawley reference YOS1111Smith record
| Active period | 1455-1460 |
| Province | Chikugo |
| School / tradition | Ōishi Sa |
| Hawley ID | YOS1111 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
筑後國住人良永作chikugo kuni junin yoshinaga saku
筑州住良永chikushū ju yoshinaga
筑州住大石藤原良永chikushū ju ōishi fujiwara yoshinaga
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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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