Nobutoshi信利

Settsu province · active 1854-1860

Hawley reference NOB535
Hawley
10
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

EraAnsei (1854-1860)
Active period1854-1860
ProvinceSettsu
Hawley IDNOB535

Recorded signatures (mei)

浪花錦城於玉造御役宅信利rōka nishijō tamazō gomatanoki nobutoshi

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About these ratings

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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