Hiroshige廣重
Musashi province · active 1658-1661
Hawley reference HIR388Smith record
| Era | Manji (1658-1661) |
| Active period | 1658-1661 |
| Province | Musashi |
| Hawley ID | HIR388 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
武州住藤原廣重bushū ju fujiwara hiroshige
武州住猪廣重bushū ju ino hiroshige
猪廣重ino hiroshige
遠州住藤原廣重enshū ju fujiwara hiroshige
半右衛門尉猪廣重hanuemonjō ino hiroshige
因幡守橘廣重inaba no kami tachibana hiroshige
猪因幡守廣重ino inaba no kami hiroshige
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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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