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
Sanemori SAN143 眞守 Bizen Shoō (1288-1293) Hatakeda 100 / 1000 / Sai-jo saku
Sanemori SAN147 眞守 Hōki Kasho (848-851) Hoki Ōhara 250 / 1500 /
Sanemori SAN437 實守 Bizen Shoō (1288-1293) Osafune 110 / /
Sanemori SAN452 實盛 Hōki Eien (987-989) 150 / /
Sanemoto SAN165 眞元 Etchū Teiwa (1345-1350) ND 45 / 300 /
Sanemoto SAN166 眞元 Iwami Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / /
Sanemoto SAN167 眞元 Noto Ōei (1394-1428) 45 / /
Sanemune SAN177 眞宗 Hōki Chōho (999-1004) Sadatsuna 140 / /
NMK-391-11
SJS-544
Sanemune SAN170 眞宗 Bizen Genryaku (1184-1185) Ko-Bizen 45 / /
NMK-391-7
SJS-543
Sanemune SAN172 眞宗 Bizen Kenpō (1213-1219) Fukuoka Ichimonji Naomune 90 / /
NMK-391-8
SJS-543
Sanemune SAN173 眞宗 Bizen Shōgen (1259-1260) 20 / / NMK-391-9
Sanenaga SAN190 眞長 Bitchū Enkei (1308-1311) Aoe 100 / /
NMK-387-12
SJS-544
Sanenaga SAN191 眞長 Bizen Kōan (1278-1288) Sanenaga 150 / /
Sanenaga SAN192 眞長 Bizen Shōan (1299-1302) Nagamitsu 100 / 1500 / Sai-jo saku
Sanenari SAN200 真成 Yamashiro Eiryaku (1160-1161) Sanjo 20 / /
Sanenori SAN221 眞則 Bizen Teiwa (1345-1350) ND Yoshii 45 / 550 / Jo saku
Sanenori SAN230 眞則 Yamashiro Chōkyū (1040-1044) Sanjo Munechika 125 / /
Sanenori SAN225 眞則 Hōki Hōgen (1156-1159) Hoki Ōhara 50 / /
Saneō SAN232 眞雄 Shinano Kōka (1844-1848) Kiyomaro 50 / 600 / Jo-jo saku
Sanesada SAN236 眞定 Bizen Kenkyū (1190-1199) 100 / /
Sanesada SAN249 眞貞 Bizen Kagen (1303-1306) Fukuoka Ichimonji 120 / /
Sanesada SAN243 眞貞 1st Bitchū Ōan (1368-1375) ND Aoe 45 / /
NMK-383-6
SJS-545
Sanesada SAN244 眞貞 2nd Bitchū Ōei (1394-1428) Aoe 25 / 350 /
NMK-383-7
SJS-545
Saneshige SAN475 真重 Bingo Shōchō (1428-1429) 20 / 300 /
Saneshige SAN477 真重 Bingo Meiō (1492-1501) 20 / 250 /
Sanetada SAN282 眞忠 Bizen Shōan (1299-1302) 120 / /
NMK-384-17
SJS-545
Sanetada SAN279 眞忠 Bizen Tenpuku (1233-1234) Ko-Bizen 120 / /
NMK-384-15
SJS-545
Sanetada SAN488 實忠 Bizen Shōan (1299-1302) 100 / /
Sanetada SAN490 實忠 Hyūga Eiroku (1558-1570) 55 / 500 / Jo saku
Sanetada SAN278 眞忠 Bizen Genkyū (1204-1206) Ko-Bizen 20 / /
NMK-384-14
SJS-545
Sanetoshi SAN299 眞利 Bitchū Bunō (1260-1261) Katayama Ichimonji 130 / / NMK-386-14
Sanetoshi SAN303 眞利 Bizen Jōei (1232-1233) Ko-Bizen 20 / 1500 /
NMK-386-10
SJS-546
Sanetoshi SAN304 眞利 Bizen Hōji (1247-1249) Fukuoka Ichimonji 45 / 900 / Jo-jo saku
NMK-386-11
SJS-546
Sanetoshi SAN311 真利 Yamashiro Kannin (1017-1021) Sanjo Munechika 150 / /
Sanetsugu SAN504 實次 1st Kii Engen (1336-1340) Iruka 40 / 450 /
Sanetsugu SAN505 實次 2nd Kii Ōei (1394-1428) Iruka 20 / 350 /
Sanetsugu SAN510 實繼 1st Kii Kanshō (1460-1466) 20 / 300 /
Sanetsuna SAN332 眞綱 Bizen Angen (1175-1177) 125 / /
Sanetsuna SAN336 眞綱 Hōki Tenryaku (947-957) Hoki Ōhara Moritsuna 100 / /
Sanetsuna SAN337 眞綱 Iwami Meitoku (1390-1394) ND 120 / /
Sanetsuna SAN512 實綱 1st Kii Teiwa (1345-1350) ND Iruka 60 / 400 /
Sanetsuna SAN515 實綱 Kii Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / / Chu-jo saku
Sanetsune SAN338 眞恒 Bitchū Kagen (1303-1306) Aoe 90 / 800 / NMK-386-3
Sanetsune SAN339 眞恒 Bizen Joryaku (1077-1081) Ko-Bizen 150 / /
Sanetsune SAN341 眞恒 Bizen Shōji (1199-1201) Ko-Bizen 60 / 2000 / Jo-jo saku
NMK-385-20
SJS-547
Sanetsune SAN519 實經 Bizen Genkyū (1204-1206) Ko-Bizen 120 / /
Sanetsune SAN526 實經 Mimasaka Jōgen (1207-1211) Ko-Bizen 120 / 1000 /
Sanetsune SAN527 實經 Mimasaka Shoō (1288-1293) 25 / 800 /
Saneyuki SAN381 眞行 Bizen Bunō (1260-1261) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / 800 /
Saneyuki SAN562 實行 Bungo Eikyō (1429-1441) 25 / /