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
Yoshihito YOS1469 義人 Tokyo Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshiie CHI15 女家 Bitchū Shōwa (1312-1317) Katayama Ichimonji 15 / / NMK-1130-6
Yoshiie YOS182 吉家 Bizen Jōkyū (1219-1222) Fukuoka Ichimonji 90 / 2500 / Jo-jo saku
Yoshiie YOS184 吉家 Bizen Gentoku (1329-1331) Iwato Ichimonji 90 / 800 / NMK-1131-8
Yoshiie YOS188 吉家 Hizen Kanei (1624-1644) Hizen Tadayoshi Tadayoshi 35 / 550 / Jo saku
Yoshiie YOS190 吉家 1st Kaga Enpō (1673-1681) 25 / 300 /
Yoshiie YOS195 吉家 Yamashiro Kankō (1004-1012) Sanjo Munechika 150 / 2500 / Sai-jo saku
Yoshiie YOS196 吉莊 Etchū Kansei (1789-1801) 25 / 130 /
Yoshiie YOS180 吉家 Bitchū Ōan (1368-1375) ND Katayama Ichimonji 25 / / NMK-1132-4
Yoshiie YOS179 吉家 Bitchū Shōchū (1324-1326) Senoo 20 / / NMK-1132-3
Yoshikado YOS200 吉門 1st Hitachi Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 350 /
Yoshikado YOS204 吉門 Mino Bunmei (1469-1487) Sakakura Seki 20 / 350 /
Yoshikado YOS206 吉門 1st Mino Kanei (1624-1644) Zenjō 40 / 350 /
Yoshikado YOS207 吉門 2nd Musashi Shōhō (1644-1648) Zenjō 25 / 350 /
Yoshikado YOS208 吉門 3rd Musashi Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / /
Yoshikage YOS1477 義景 Bizen Shoō (1288-1293) 35 / / Jo saku 1
Yoshikage YOS1478 義景 1st Bizen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND 150 / 1200 / 2
Yoshikage YOS1479 義景 3rd Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND 60 / /
Yoshikage YOS221 吉景 Inaba Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / 300 /
Yoshikage YOS1476 義景 Bizen Shoō (1288-1293) 25 / 900 /
Yoshikage YOS1480 義景 2nd Bizen Eiwa (1375-1379) ND 90 / 600 /
Yoshikage YOS1482 義景 Bizen Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Yoshikage YOS215 吉景 Bizen Bunō (1260-1261) Fukuoka Ichimonji Muneie 60 / /
Yoshikane YOS1310 善金 Tottori Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshikane YOS1487 義兼 Bizen Meitoku (1390-1394) ND 25 / 450 /
Yoshikane YOS1491 義兼 Kōzuke Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / 130 /
Yoshikane YOS225 吉包 Bizen Eishō (1046-1053) Ko-Bizen 150 / 1500 / Jo-jo saku NMK-1135-6
Yoshikane YOS226 吉包 1st Bizen Antei (1227-1229) Ko-Bizen 150 / 1000 /
NMK-1135-7
SJS-769
Yoshikane YOS228 吉包 Bizen Kangen (1243-1247) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / 900 / Jo-jo saku
NMK-1135-8
SJS-769
2
Yoshikane YOS231 吉包 1st Buzen Entoku (1489-1492) 25 / 350 / Chu-jo saku
Yoshikane YOS232 吉包 2nd Buzen Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / 350 /
Yoshikane YOS234 吉包 Chikuzen Kanbun (1661-1673) 70 / 380 / Jo saku
Yoshikane YOS237 吉包 1st Ōmi Ryakuō (1338-1342) ND 60 / 700 /
Yoshikatsu YOS1494 義勝 Hitachi Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / 150 /
Yoshikazu YOS1086 良一 Satsuma Anei (1772-1781) 15 / 150 /
Yoshikiyo YOS1315 善清 Shimane Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshikiyo YOS1507 義清 Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND 50 / 600 / Chu-jo saku
Yoshikiyo YOS251 吉清 Bizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND 35 / 450 /
Yoshikiyo YOS254 吉清 Hizen Kanbun (1661-1673) Hizen Tadayoshi 15 / 250 /
Yoshikiyo YOS1806 膳清 Aki Bunmei (1469-1487) Niō 25 / 280 /
Yoshikuni YOS1088 良國 Bizen Teiji (1362-1368) ND Kozori 25 / 400 /
Yoshikuni YOS1512 義國 Chikuzen Shinto (1596-1781) 15 / /
Yoshikuni YOS1522 義國 Miyazaki Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Yoshikuni YOS1524 義國 2nd Rikuchu Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / 280 /
Yoshikuni YOS1528 義國 6th Rikuchu Kansei (1789-1801) 15 / 120 /
Yoshikuni YOS1530 義國 8th Rikuchu Meiji (1868-1912) 10 / 120 /
Yoshikuni YOS1534 義國 Suruga Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 250 /
Yoshikuni YOS1536 義國 Uzen Genji (1864-1865) 10 / 150 /
Yoshikuni YOS1539 義國 Yamashiro Genna (1615-1624) 60 / 300 /
Yoshikuni YOS271 吉國 Bizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND Yoshioka Ichimonji 20 / /