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Osafune Yoshinaga

吉長

Jūyō
Vol. 23, No. 166 · Katana

Osafune Yoshinaga

吉長

1 ranked works

ProvinceHarimaEraTenmon (1532–1555)PeriodMuromachiSchoolOsafuneTraditionBizen-denToko Taikan350(top 49%)TypeSwordsmithCodeYOS593
1Jūyō Tōken

Dated Works

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

Active period
1565Editorial estimate: 1532–1565
1 of 1 designated works carry a date
  1. 1565
    永禄八年Juyo session 23, item 166

Designations

Kokuhō—
Jūyō Bunkazai—
Jūyō Bijutsuhin—
Gyobutsu—
Tokubetsu Jūyō—
Jūyō Tōken1

Elite Standing

0.00 across 1 designated works

Top 100% among smiths

Blade Forms

Distribution across 1 ranked works

Signatures

Signature types across 1 ranked works

Currently Available

Lineage

Yoshinaga
Students (2)
  1. 1.Akihito口人
  2. 2.Tadanaga忠永

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

Yoshinaga

Yoshinaga（吉長） was a Japanese swordsmith of the Osafune school in Harima province, active during the Tenmon (1532-1555) period.

The work follows the Bizen-den tradition.

Designated works by Yoshinaga include 1 Jūyō.