Kiju紀充
Yamato province · active 1693-1716
Hawley reference KI3Smith record
| Active period | 1693-1716 |
| Province | Yamato |
| Hawley ID | KI3 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
筒井越中守輝邦入道藤原紀充tsutsui etchu no kami terukuni nyudō fujiwara kiju
和州郡山九條住越中守入道紀充washū goriyama kyujō ju etchu kami nyudō kiju
和州郡山九條住筒井輝邦入道紀充washū goriyama kyujō ju tsutsui terukuni nyudō kiju
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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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