Unshō雲生
Unrui school · Bizen province · active 1303-1306
Hawley reference UNJ12Smith record
| Era | Kagen (1303-1306) |
| Active period | 1303-1306 |
| Province | Bizen |
| School / tradition | Unrui |
| Hawley ID | UNJ12 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
雲生unshō
備前國鵜飼住雲生bizen kuni ugai ju unshō
備前國宇甘郷住人雲生作bizen kuni ukan-gō junin unshō saku
備前國宇甘住雲生bizen kuni ukan ju unshō
備前國宇甘郷雲生bizen kuni ukan-gō unshō
備前國住雲生bizen kuni ju unshō
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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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