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.

Name IDsort icon Name (Kanji) Gen Province Era School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Yoshinaga YOS614 吉長 Yamashiro Gentoku (1329-1331) Heianjō 20 / 650 /
Yoshinaga YOS615 吉長 Yamashiro Kōwa (1381-1384) Heianjō 20 / /
Yoshinaga YOS616 吉長 Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428) Kurama Seki 25 / 400 /
Yoshinaga YOS617 吉長 Yamashiro Eikyō (1429-1441) 20 / /
Yoshinaga YOS618 吉長 Yamashiro Entoku (1489-1492) Heianjō 15 / 350 /
Yoshinaga YOS620 吉長 Yamashiro Eishō (1504-1521) Kurama Seki 15 / 350 /
Yoshinao YOS628 吉直 Buzen Ōnin (1467-1469) Tsukushi Nobukuni 10 / /
Yoshinari YOS633 吉作 Satsuma Eishō (1504-1521) Taniyama 15 / 250 /
Yoshinari YOS638 吉成 Settsu Jōō (1652-1655) 15 / 250 /
Yoshinobu YOS642 吉信 Bizen Einin (1293-1299) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / 800 /
NMK-1154-21
SJS-782
Yoshinobu YOS643 吉信 Bizen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND Iwato Ichimonji 20 / /
NMK-1154-22
SJS-782
Yoshinobu YOS645 吉信 Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND Osafune 25 / /
NMK-1154-23
SJS-782
Yoshinobu YOS646 吉信 Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) Yoshii 20 / /
NMK-1155-1
SJS-782
Yoshinobu YOS648 吉信 Hizen Genna (1615-1624) Hizen Tadayoshi Tadayoshi 15 / 500 / Jo saku
Yoshiharu YOS65 吉春 Hōki Kōka (1844-1848) 10 / /
Yoshinobu YOS651 吉信 Kōzuke Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / 250 /
Yoshinobu YOS656 吉信 1st Yamashiro Kanei (1624-1644) Myoju 90 / 450 /
Yoshinobu YOS657 吉信 2nd Yamashiro Enpō (1673-1681) Yoshinobu 25 / 350 /
Yoshinori YOS660 吉則 1st Bizen Shitoku (1384-1387) ND Yoshii Unji 50 / 500 / NMK-1156-11
Yoshinori YOS661 吉則 2nd Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) Yoshii 25 / 400 / Chu-jo saku NMK-1157-1
Yoshinori YOS662 吉則 3rd Bizen Eikyō (1429-1441) Yoshii 20 / 380 / NMK-1157-2
Yoshinori YOS663 吉則 4th Bizen Hōtoku (1449-1452) Yoshii 20 / 350 /
Yoshinori YOS671 吉則 Izumo Ōei (1394-1428) 25 / 400 /
Yoshinori YOS672 吉則 2nd Izumo Eikyō (1429-1441) 20 / /
Yoshinori YOS673 吉則 Izumo Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Yoshinori YOS677 吉則 Satsuma Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / 200 /
Yoshinori YOS680 吉則 Yamashiro Chōkyū (1040-1044) Sanjo Yoshinori 40 / /
Yoshinori YOS681 吉則 1st Yamashiro Ōchō (1311-1312) Sanjo 20 / /
Yoshinori YOS682 吉則 2nd Yamashiro Kenmu (1334-1338) ND Sanjo Yoshinori 100 / /
Yoshinori YOS683 吉則 3rd Yamashiro Teiji (1362-1368) ND Sanjo Yoshinori 25 / 800 /
Yoshinori YOS684 吉則 4th Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428) Sanjo Yoshinori 20 / 500 /
Yoshinori YOS685 吉則 Yamashiro Hōtoku (1449-1452) 25 / /
Yoshinori YOS686 吉則 Yamashiro Kyōtoku (1452-1455) Heianjō Yoshinori 20 / 400 /
Yoshinori YOS687 吉則 Yamashiro Bunmei (1469-1487) Heianjō Yoshinori 80 / 450 / Jo saku
Yoshinosuke YOS695 吉之充 Rikuzen Kanei (1624-1644) 100 / /
Yoshisada YOS700 吉定 Bizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND Iwato Ichimonji 50 / / NMK-1139-11
Yoshisada YOS704 吉定 Buzen Kanshō (1460-1466) 25 / 300 /
Yoshisada YOS705 吉定 Buzen Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /
Yoshisada YOS707 吉定 Chikuzen Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / /
Yoshisada YOS713 吉定 Mino Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / /
Yoshisada YOS716 吉定 Yamashiro Meiō (1492-1501) Kurama Seki 25 / 350 /
Yoshisada YOS718 吉定 Yamato Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / 300 /
Yoshisada YOS719 吉貞 Bingo Ōei (1394-1428) Goami 20 / /
Yoshisada YOS720 吉貞 Bingo Bunmei (1469-1487) Kai Mihara 25 / 250 /
Yoshisada YOS721 吉貞 Bizen Bunei (1264-1275) Fukuoka Ichimonji Yoshimochi 100 / /
Yoshisada YOS726 吉貞 Chikuzen Teiwa (1345-1350) ND 50 / 800 / Jo-jo saku
Yoshisada YOS729 吉貞 Chikuzen Genna (1615-1624) 15 / /
Yoshisada YOS730 吉貞 1st Chikuzen Keichō (1596-1615) Tsukushi Nobukuni 15 / 450 / Jo saku
Yoshisada YOS731 吉貞 2nd Chikuzen Kanbun (1661-1673) Tsukushi Nobukuni 15 / 250 / Chu-jo saku
Yoshisada YOS739 吉貞 1st Hizen Genna (1615-1624) Hizen Tadayoshi Tadayoshi 35 / 550 / Jo saku