Yukihiro行廣

Hizen Tadayoshi school · Hizen province · active 1644-1673

Hawley reference YUK98
Hawley
90
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Jo saku
superior workmanship grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥5.5M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1644-1673
ProvinceHizen
School / traditionHizen Tadayoshi
Hawley IDYUK98

Recorded signatures (mei)

肥前國藤原行廣hizen kuni fujiwara yukihiro
肥前國出羽大掾藤原行廣hizen kuni dewa daijō fujiwara yukihiro
肥前國出羽守藤原行廣hizen kuni dewa no kami fujiwara yukihiro
肥前佐賀住藤原行廣hizen saga ju fujiwara yukihiro

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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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