Swordsmith Index

Swordsmith Index is intended to be a non-commercial resource to support Nihonto studies and raise awareness of history and appreciation of genuine Japanese swords. Find more information about the Index, its description and methods of use here. See how to read swordsmith records here.

Namesort icon ID Name (Kanji) Gen Province Era School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Rekko REK1 烈公 Hitachi Bunkyū (1861-1864) 10 / 300 / Jo saku
Rikichoku RIK1 力直 Yamato Jōgen (1207-1211) 120 / /
Rikiō RIK3 力王 Yamato Jōgen (1207-1211) Senjuin 125 / 800 /
Rikiō RIK7 力王 Yamato Ōan (1368-1375) ND Senjuin 20 / 700 /
Rikiō RIK8 力王 Yamato Ōei (1394-1428) Senjuin 30 / 380 /
Ryōami RYO2 了阿彌 Yamashiro Bunei (1264-1275) 100 / /
Ryōichi RYO3 了一 Yamashiro Meitoku (1390-1394) ND Yamashiro Nobukuni 25 / / NMK-1222-3
Ryōkai RYO10 了戒 Yamashiro Shoō (1288-1293) Ryōkai 200 / 800 / Jo saku
Ryōkai RYO11 了戒 2nd Yamashiro Enkei (1308-1311) Ryōkai 20 / 800 /
Ryōsai RYO16 良西 Chikuzen Bunryaku (1234-1235) 100 / 850 /
Sa SA11 Chikuzen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND Masamune 200 / 2000 / Sai-jo saku
Sa SA12 Chikuzen Enbun (1356-1361) ND 35 / /
Sa SA16 Hizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND Hirado Sa 23 / 300 /
Sa SA17 Mikawa Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / 200 /
Sa SA9 Chikugo Meiō (1492-1501) Samonji 30 / /
Sa SA13 Chikuzen Ōei (1394-1428) 60 / 350 /
Sadaaki SAD10 定晃 Niigata Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Sadaaki SAD290 貞昭 Settsu Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Sadaaki SAD9 定昭 Izumi Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Sadachika SAD7 定近 Yamashiro Chōwa (1012-1017) Sanjo 100 / /
Sadachika SAD8 定近 Yamashiro Yōwa (1181-1182) Sanjo 30 / /
Sadafusa SAD304 貞房 Chikuzen Enbun (1356-1361) ND Samonji 20 / 400 /
Sadaharu SAD309 貞晴 Settsu Keiō (1865-1868) Osaka Gassan Sadayoshi 10 / 150 /
Sadaharu SAD310 貞晴 Settsu Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / /
Sadahide SAD15 定秀 Bungo Eiryaku (1160-1161) 150 / 2500 / Sai-jo saku
Sadahide SAD325 貞秀 Musashi Bunka (1804-1818) Suishinshi Masahide Masahide 50 / 550 /
Sadahide SAD328 貞秀 Settsu Kaei (1848-1854) Osaka Gassan Sadayoshi 10 / 200 / Chu-jo saku
Sadahide SAD329 貞秀 Settsu Kaei (1848-1854) Sadayoshi 10 / /
Sadahide SAD332 貞英 Hokkaidō Shōwa (1926-1989) 10 / /
Sadahide SAD336 貞英 Ugo Bunka (1804-1818) Suishinshi Masahide 10 / /
Sadahide SAD323 貞秀 Hizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND Hirado Sa 20 / 400 /
Sadahide SAD331 貞英 Dewa Tenpō (1830-1844) Suishinshi Masahide 10 / 150 /
Sadahide SAD16 定秀 Bungo Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / / NMK-343-4
Sadahira SAD340 貞平 Hōki Kankō (1004-1012) Hoki Ōhara Moritsuna 60 / /
Sadahiro SAD34 定廣 1st Sagami Meiō (1492-1501) 15 / 300 /
Sadahiro SAD344 貞弘 Aki Ōan (1368-1375) ND 25 / 400 /
Sadahiro SAD349 貞弘 Dewa Bunka (1804-1818) Suishinshi Masahide 10 / 180 /
Sadahiro SAD352 貞弘 Nara Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Sadahiro SAD353 貞弘 Nara Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Sadahiro SAD355 貞弘 Sagami Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Sadahiro SAD366 貞廣 Bingo Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /
Sadahiro SAD370 貞廣 Echizen Kanbun (1661-1673) Shimosaka 20 / / Chu saku
Sadahiro SAD380 貞廣 Settsu Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / 200 /
Sadahisa SAD36 定久 Bingo Bunmei (1469-1487) Shimbō 20 / 200 /
Sadahito SAD909x 貞人 Shizuoka Shōwa (1926-1989) Osaka Gassan / / NEWGEN2002-155
Sadaie SAD400 貞家 Yamato Bunpō (1317-1319) Hosho 40 / /
Sadaie SAD50 定家 Yamashiro Einin (1293-1299) Ayanokōji Sadatoshi 90 / /
Sadakane SAD403 貞包 Yamashiro Taishō (1912-1926) 8 / /
Sadakatsu SAD410 貞勝 Osaka Shōwa (1926-1989) Osaka Gassan 8 / 300 / Jo saku
Sadakatsu SAD56 定勝 Shimotsuke Bunki (1501-1504) Tokujiro 15 / 250 /