Sanenaga眞長

Nagamitsu school school · Bizen province · active 1278-1288

Hawley reference SAN191
Hawley
150
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

EraKōan (1278-1288)
Active period1278-1288
ProvinceBizen
School / traditionNagamitsu school
TeacherSanenaga
Hawley IDSAN191

Recorded signatures (mei)

備前國長船住眞長bizen kuni osafune ju sanenaga

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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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