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
Iesuke IYE292 家助 3rd Bizen Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / / Chu-jo saku
Ietada IYE299 家忠 Bizen Teiō (1222-1224) Ko-Ichimonji 20 / 800 /
NMK-30-12
SJS-97
Ietada IYE304 家忠 1st Kaga Genna (1615-1624) 20 / 300 / Jo saku
Ietada IYE307 家忠 2nd Kaga Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 250 /
Ietada IYE302 家忠 Bizen Einin (1293-1299) Fukuoka Ichimonji 60 / / Jo saku NMK-30-16
Ietada IYE300 家忠 Bizen Kangen (1243-1247) Ko-Bizen 20 / / NMK-30-13
Ietada IYE301 家忠 Bizen Shōgen (1259-1260) Fukuoka Ichimonji 20 / / NMK-30-14
Ietō IYE313 家遠 Bitchū Bunei (1264-1275) Senoo 40 / /
NMK-33-23
SJS-97
Ietoki IYE321 家時 Hōki Chōho (999-1004) Hoki Ōhara 50 / /
Ietoshi IYE334 家利 Satsuma Tenmon (1532-1555) Taniyama 15 / 250 /
Ietoshi IYE335 家利 Yamashiro Hōgen (1156-1159) Sanjo 20 / /
Ietoshi IYE336 家利 Yamashiro Einin (1293-1299) Ayanokōji Sadatoshi 50 / /
Ietsugu IYE351 家次 1st Bingo Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / 350 / Chu-jo saku
Ietsugu IYE355 家次 Bitchū Kenpō (1213-1219) Ko-Aoe 80 / 1000 / NMK-32-7
Ietsugu IYE357 家次 Bitchū Hōji (1247-1249) Katayama Ichimonji 20 / / NMK-32-9
Ietsugu IYE358 家次 1st Bitchū Teiji (1362-1368) ND Katayama Ichimonji 90 / 550 / Jo saku NMK-32-11
Ietsugu IYE368 家次 Bizen Ōei (1394-1428) Yoshioka Ichimonji 20 / 300 /
Ietsugu IYE379 家次 1st Kaga Ōei (1394-1428) Fujishima 30 / 400 /
Ietsugu IYE382 家次 Kaga Chōkyō (1487-1489) Hashizume 30 / 350 / Chu-jo saku
Ietsugu IYE385 家次 2nd Kaga Kyōroku (1528-1532) Hashizume 15 / 300 / Chu-jo saku
Ietsugu IYE381 家次 1st Kaga Bunmei (1469-1487) Hashizume 20 / 400 / Chu-jo saku
Ieyasu IYE428 家安 1st Satsuma Shōwa (1312-1317) 100 / 800 /
Ieyasu IYE432 家安 5th Satsuma Ōei (1394-1428) 20 / 350 /
Ieyasu IYE442 家安 Yamashiro Yōwa (1181-1182) Sanjo 30 / /
Ieyasu IYE443 家安 Yamashiro Teiwa (1345-1350) ND Ayanokōji Sadatoshi 20 / /
Ieyasu IYE424 家安 Hōki Tentoku (957-961) Hoki Ōhara 70 / /
Ieyoshi IYE454 家吉 Echizen Eikyō (1429-1441) Chiyozuru 30 / 300 / Chu-jo saku
Ieyoshi IYE462 家能 2nd Bungo Bunmei (1469-1487) Ryōkai 20 / 350 / Chu-jo saku
Ieyoshi IYE470 家善 Echizen Chōkyō (1487-1489) Chiyozuru 20 / 300 /
Ieyoshi IYE466 家能 1st Yamashiro Ōei (1394-1428) Ryōkai 20 / /
Ikkansai IKK4 一貫齋 Musashi Kōka (1844-1848) 100 / /
Ikkanshi IKK7 一竿子 Settsu Genroku (1688-1704) 150 / /
In IN1 Kōzuke Kyōwa (1801-1804) 10 / 200 /
Ippō IPP2 一法 Musashi Kanbun (1661-1673) Ishido 15 / /
Ippō IPP4 一法 Ōmi Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / /
Ippō IPP5 一峯 1st Ōmi Keian (1648-1652) Ishido 40 / 300 /
NMK-48-4
SJS-90
NZS-613
Ippō IPP6 一峯 2nd Ōmi Genroku (1688-1704) Ishido 20 / 350 / Jo saku
NMK-48-5
SJS-90
NZS-614
Ippō IPP3 一法 Ōmi Kanei (1624-1644) 40 / 350 /
Isshin ISH1 一心 Shōwa (1926-1989) 10 / /
Isshū ISS10 一秀 2nd Uzen Meiji (1868-1912) 10 / 200 /
Isshū ISS5 一秀 1st Uzen Bunka (1804-1818) Suishinshi Masahide Masahide 20 / 250 / Jo saku
Isshu ISS6 一秀 Dewa Kaei (1848-1854) 15 / /
Isshū ISS11 一秀 3rd Uzen Meiji (1868-1912) 10 / 150 /
Jinshi JIN18 神子 Hōki Daidō (806-810) 70 / 2500 / Sai-jo saku
Jinsoku JIN19 神足 Buzen Tenpyō (729-749) 100 / /
Jinsoku JIN22 神息 Buzen Enryaku (782-806) 70 / /
Jitsua JIT1 實阿 2nd Chikuzen Einin (1293-1299) Sairen 50 / 900 / Jo-jo saku
Jōunsai JO6 淨雲齋 Musashi Meiji (1868-1912) 10 / 200 /
Jumyō JU30 壽命 Mino Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Jumyō JU45 壽命 Owari Tenna (1681-1684) 15 / 180 /