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
Masashige MAS879 正重 2nd Ise Taiei (1521-1528) Sengo 15 / 550 / Jo-jo saku
Masashige MAS880 正重 3rd Ise Tensho (1573-1592) Sengo Masashige 15 / /
Masashige MAS881 正重 Ise Kanei (1624-1644) 25 / 250 / Chu-jo saku
Masashige MAS882 正重 Ise Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / /
Masashige MAS883 正重 Ise Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / /
Masashige MAS884 正重 Ise Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / /
Masashige MAS885 正重 Ise Kanpō (1741-1744) 15 / /
Masashige MAS886 正重 Ise Meiwa (1764-1772) 15 / /
Masashige MAS887 正重 Ise Kansei (1789-1801) 15 / /
Masashige MAS888 正重 Ise Tenpō (1830-1844) 10 / /
Masashige MAS889 正重 Ise Ansei (1854-1860) 10 / /
Masashige MAS894 正重 2nd Kawachi Kanshō (1460-1466) 20 / 450 /
Masashige MAS896 正重 Kōzuke Ansei (1854-1860) 10 / /
Masashige MAS899 正重 Musashi Tensho (1573-1592) Shitahara 15 / 250 / Chu-jo saku
Masashige MAS922 正繁 1st Harima Kansei (1789-1801) 70 / 550 / Jo-jo saku
Masashige MAS924 正繁 1st Ise Tenpō (1830-1844) 10 / /
Masashige MAS925 正繁 2nd Ise Ansei (1854-1860) Masashige 20 / /
Masashige MAS926 正繁 Musashi Tenmei (1781-1789) 15 / /
Masashige MAS869 正重 Echigo Bunmei (1469-1487) Yamamura 20 / /
Masasuke MAS937 正助 Tosa Tenpō (1830-1844) 10 / /
Masatada MAS947 正忠 Ugo Kōka (1844-1848) 10 / 120 /
Masatada MAS948 正忠 Ibaraki Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Masataka MAS1627 政賢 Tokyo Taishō (1912-1926) 8 / /
Masataka MAS956 正孝 Hōki Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Masataka MAS960 正尊 Chiba Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Masataka MAS962 正隆 Settsu Bunsei (1818-1830) 20 / 250 / Chu-jo saku
Masateru MAS972 正照 Higo Bunsei (1818-1830) 10 / 150 /
Masateru MAS973 正照 Kai Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / 150 /
Masateru MAS975 正照 Musashi Jokyō (1684-1688) Hōjōji 60 / 350 / Jo saku
Masatomo MAS1005 正朝 Suruga Kaei (1848-1854) 10 / 120 /
Masatomo MAS997 正友 Iwaki Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / 200 /
Masatoshi MAS1009 正利 1st Bizen Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 150 /
Masatoshi MAS1014 正利 Hizen Manji (1658-1661) 15 / /
Masatoshi MAS1020 正利 Mimasaka Kōka (1844-1848) 10 / 150 / Chu saku
Masatoshi MAS1022 正利 1st Mino Eishō (1504-1521) Sakakura Seki 25 / 350 /
Masatoshi MAS1023 正利 2nd Mino Tenmon (1532-1555) 20 / 350 /
Masatoshi MAS1025 正利 Mino Kanei (1624-1644) Sakakura Seki 25 / /
Masatoshi MAS1041 正俊 Ise Entoku (1489-1492) Sengo 20 / /
Masatoshi MAS1042 正俊 Ise Entoku (1489-1492) Sengo 20 / /
Masatoshi MAS1044 正俊 Mikawa Tenmon (1532-1555) Sengo 15 / /
Masatoshi MAS1045 正俊 Mino Chōkyō (1487-1489) Sakakura Seki 20 / 250 /
Masatoshi MAS1053 正俊 Musashi Manen (1860-1861) 10 / 350 / Jo saku
Masatoshi MAS1070 正俊 1st Yamashiro Keichō (1596-1615) Mishina Kanemichi 80 / 1000 / Sai-jo saku
Masatoshi MAS1071 正俊 2nd Yamashiro Kanei (1624-1644) Mishina Masatoshi 50 / 350 / Jo saku
Masatoshi MAS1072 正俊 Yamashiro Kanbun (1661-1673) 20 / 400 / Jo saku
Masatoshi MAS1073 正俊 3rd Yamashiro Enpō (1673-1681) Mishina Masatoshi 25 / 200 / Chu-jo saku
Masatoshi MAS1074 正俊 4th Yamashiro Shōtoku (1711-1716) Mishina Masatoshi 15 / /
Masatoshi MAS1084 正壽 1st Higo Kyōtoku (1452-1455) Enju 20 / 300 /
Masatoshi MAS1088 正壽 Mimasaka Kaei (1848-1854) 10 / /
Masatoshi MAS1090 正壽 Musashi Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /