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
Chikakane CHI58 近包 Bizen Kenmu (1334-1338) ND Yoshioka Ichimonji 60 / 750 /
Chikakane CHI59 近包 Harima Genryaku (1184-1185) 30 / /
Chikakane CHI60 近包 Harima Kencho (1249-1256) 30 / /
Chikakane CHI61 近兼 Mutsu Kencho (1249-1256) 20 / /
Chikakage CHI46 近景 Bizen Kanji (1087-1094) Ko-Bizen 20 / /
Chikakage CHI47 近景 Bizen Tenei (1110-1113) Ko-Bizen 20 / /
Chikakage CHI48 近景 Bizen Bunpō (1317-1319) 20 / /
Chikakage CHI49 近景 Bizen Shōchū (1324-1326) Osafune Nagamitsu 80 / 1500 / Jo-jo saku
Chikakage CHI50 近景 2nd Bizen Teiwa (1345-1350) ND Chikakage 20 / /
Chikahiro CHI14 女廣 Wakasa Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Chikahiro CHI160 親弘 Ōsumi Kansei (1789-1801) 10 / /
Chikahiro CHI161 親弘 Shizuoka Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Chikahiro CHI19 周廣 Musashi Jōō (1652-1655) 10 / /
Chikahiro CHI20 周廣 Sagami Meiō (1492-1501) 15 / 350 /
Chikahiro CHI45 近廣 Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Chikahide CHI159 親秀 Shizuoka Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Chikahide CHI44 近秀 Bizen Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Chikafusa CHI158 親房 Nagano Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Chikafusa CHI32 近房 Bizen Kanji (1087-1094) 20 / /
Chikafusa CHI33 近房 Bizen Genkyū (1204-1206) Ko-Bizen 100 / / NMK-557-21
Chikafusa CHI34 近房 Bizen Jōkyū (1219-1222) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / 1000 /
NMK-557-22
SJS-30
Chikafusa CHI35 近房 Bizen Kencho (1249-1256) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / / NMK-558-1
Chikafusa CHI36 近房 Bizen Kōan (1278-1288) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / /
NMK-558-2
SJS-30
Chikafusa CHI37 近房 1st Bizen Teiwa (1345-1350) ND Osafune 20 / 650 /
NMK-558-3
SJS-30
Chikafusa CHI38 近房 2nd Bizen Enbun (1356-1361) ND Osafune 20 / /
NMK-558-4
SJS-30
Chikafusa CHI39 近房 3rd Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) Osafune 15 / 380 /
NMK-558-5
SJS-30
Chikafusa CHI40 近房 Chikuzen Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / / NMK-558-7
Chikafusa CHI41 近房 Hizen Ōan (1368-1375) ND 20 / / NMK-558-8
Chikafusa CHI42 近房 Hizen Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / /
NMK-558-9
SJS-30
Chikafusa CHI43 近房 Tosa Kōan (1278-1288) 20 / /
NMK-558-6
SJS-30
Chigusamaru CHI2 千種丸 Harima Kanbun (1661-1673) 20 / /
Chidori CHI3 千鳥 Hōki 15 / /
Butsusho BUT1 佛性 Echizen Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / /
Bushin BUS1 佛心 Dewa Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Bushin BUS2 佛心 Dewa Shōchū (1324-1326) Tegai 20 / /
Bushin BUS3 佛心 Mino Meiō (1492-1501) 20 / /
Bushin BUS4 佛心 Yamato Shōchū (1324-1326) 20 / /
Bunnari BUN2 分成 Yamato Genryaku (1184-1185) 20 / /
Bun BUN1 Bizen Hōgen (1156-1159) 20 / /
Bu BU1 Yamato Kangen (1243-1247) 20 / /
Botan BOT1 牡丹 Tango Kōka (1844-1848) 10 / /
Bokuyūken BOK4 朴宥軒 Musashi Kyōhō (1716-1736) Shitahara 15 / /
Bokusen BOK3 卜扇 Owari Kanbun (1661-1673) 10 / /
Bokurei BOK2 卜靈 Musashi Genbun (1736-1741) 15 / /
Bokuden BOK1 卜傅 Hitachi Enpō (1673-1681) 40 / 380 / Jo saku
Boju BOJ1 帽重 Iwami Bunmei (1469-1487) 15 / /
Bodaiji BOD1 菩提寺 Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / /
Bensuke BEN1 辨助 Hizen Kōka (1844-1848) 8 / /
Banryūken BAN4 幡龍軒 Suō Meiji (1868-1912) 8 / /
Bankyu BAN1 判久 Manen (1860-1861) 8 / /