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  1. Schools
  2. Osafune
  3. Sue-Bizen
  4. Yoshimitsu

Osafune Yoshimitsu

賀光

Jūyō
Vol. 28, No. 98 · Yari

Osafune Yoshimitsu

賀光

2 ranked works

ProvinceBizenEraChoroku (1457–1460)PeriodMuromachiSchoolOsafuneTraditionBizen-denGeneration3rdFujishiroJo sakuToko Taikan450(top 31%)TypeSwordsmithCodeYOS1291
2Jūyō Tōken

Dated Works

Years he was demonstrably active, proven by signed-and-dated blades

Active period
1482–1483Editorial estimate: 1457–1483
2 of 2 designated works carry a date
14701490
  1. 1482
    文明十四年Juyo session 27, item 130
  2. 1483
    文明十五年Juyo session 28, item 98

Designations

Kokuhō—
Jūyō Bunkazai—
Jūyō Bijutsuhin—
Gyobutsu—
Tokubetsu Jūyō—
Jūyō Tōken2

Elite Standing

0.00 across 2 designated works

Top 100% among smiths

Blade Forms

Distribution across 2 ranked works

Signatures

Signature types across 2 ranked works

Currently Available

Osafune School

Other artisans of the Osafune school

  1. 1.Mitsutada光忠61designated
  2. 2.Nagamitsu長光2 for sale253designated
  3. 3.Kagemitsu景光2 for sale146designated
  4. 4.Kanemitsu兼光4 for sale237designated
  5. 5.Sanenaga眞長1 for sale64designated
  6. 6.Chikakage近景4 for sale86designated
  7. 7.Tomomitsu倫光1 for sale64designated
  8. 8.Kagemasa景政2 for sale22designated
  9. 9.Masamitsu政光4 for sale84designated
  10. 10.Motomitsu基光3 for sale41designated
  11. 11.Kagehide景秀23designated
  12. 12.Yoshimitsu義光35designated

Yoshimitsu

Yoshimitsu（賀光） was a Japanese swordsmith of the Osafune school in Bizen province, active during the Choroku (1457-1460) period.

The work follows the Bizen-den tradition.

Designated works by Yoshimitsu include 2 Jūyō.