Norishige則重
Musashi province · active 1600-1615
Hawley reference NOR313Smith record
| Era | Keichō (1596-1615) |
| Active period | 1600-1615 |
| Province | Musashi |
| Hawley ID | NOR313 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
武州川越久保市住藤原則重bushū kawagoe kubōshi ju fujiwara norishige
武州川越住新藏物部則重作bushū kawagoe ju shinzobutsu-gori norishige saku
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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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