Muramasa村正
Sengo school · Ise province · active 1532-1555
Hawley reference MUR7Smith record
| Era | Tenmon (1532-1555) |
| Active period | 1532-1555 |
| Province | Ise |
| School / tradition | Sengo |
| Teacher | Muramasa |
| Hawley ID | MUR7 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
村正muramasa
勢州桑名住村正seishū kuwana ju muramasa
勢州住右兵衛允村正seishū ju ubei makoto muramasa
勢州桑名藤原朝臣村正作seishū kuwana fujiwara ason muramasa saku
勢州桑名住藤原朝臣村正作seishū kuwana ju fujiwara ason muramasa saku
勢州桑名郡益田荘藤原朝臣村正作seishū kuwana-gori masuda no shō fujiwara ason muramasa saku
勢州桑名益田郡茂福住藤原朝臣村正seishū kuwana masuda-gori mofuku ju fujiwara ason muramasa
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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.
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