Nobukuni信國
Nobukuni school · Chikuzen province · active 1681-1704
Hawley reference NOB282Smith record
| Active period | 1681-1704 |
| Province | Chikuzen |
| School / tradition | Nobukuni |
| Hawley ID | NOB282 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
奥州南部盛岡住源國義信國年造oshū nanbu morioka ju minamoto kuniyoshi nobukuni nen tsukuru
十代目信國奥州盛岡作之ju daime nobukuni oite oshū morioka saku kore
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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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