Meikan 銘鑑

The Register of Makers

Every maker whose kamisori has passed through our hands, with their marks, engravings and every documented piece.

Akago
Akago 赤後 1 piece
Akamatsu
Akamatsu 赤松 1 piece
Akamitsu
Akamitsu 秋光 1 piece
Asahi
Asahi 旭 1 piece
Azuma
Azuma 吾妻 4 pieces
Biken
Biken 美研 1 piece
Diamond
Diamond ダイヤモンド 1 piece
Eiko
Eiko 永光 2 pieces
Fugoya
Fugoya ふごや 3 pieces
Fuji no Tsurugi
Fuji no Tsurugi 富士乃剱 1 piece
Fujimasa
Fujimasa 藤正 1 piece
Goromaru
Goromaru 五郎丸 2 pieces
Hakkin
Hakkin 白金 1 piece
Hanamasa
Hanamasa 花正 6 pieces
Hanishu
Hanishu 刃主 1 piece
Henkotsu
Henkotsu へんこつ 30 pieces
Hiyoshimaru
Hiyoshimaru 日吉丸 2 pieces
Honuyama
Honuyama 本羽山 1 piece
Horse Mark, maker unknown
Horse Mark, maker unknown 1 piece
Hoshi Tennin
Hoshi Tennin ホシテンニン 3 pieces
Hyotan
Hyotan ひょうたん 1 piece
Ikkansai
Ikkansai 一貫斎 2 pieces
Inotora
Inotora 伊乃寅 2 pieces
Inoue Tosuke
Inoue Tosuke 井上藤助 15 pieces · Active by 1931
Iwasaki
Iwasaki 岩崎 19 pieces · Since the late 1940s
Kagetora
Kagetora 景虎 1 piece
Kaname
Kaname かなめ 1 piece
Kanenaga
Kanenaga 懐良 1 piece
Kaneyoshi
Kaneyoshi 兼吉 1 piece
Katsura
Katsura かつら 1 piece
Kensei
Kensei 研精 1 piece
Kenwa
Kenwa 剱和 1 piece
Kiku Hidari
Kiku Hidari きくひだり 1 piece
Kikuei
Kikuei 菊營 1 piece
Kikuichimonji
Kikuichimonji 菊一文字 5 pieces
Kikuo
Kikuo 菊王 1 piece
Kishi
Kishi 岸 1 piece
Kiya
Kiya 木屋 1 piece
Korimasa
Korimasa 氷正 3 pieces
Kosanmaru
Kosanmaru 興三丸 1 piece
Kotobukiou
Kotobukiou 寿王 1 piece
Kurufuneya
Kurufuneya くるふねや 1 piece
Matsue
Matsue 松栄 1 piece
Minamoto Rihei
Minamoto Rihei 源利平 1 piece
Minori
Minori みのり 1 piece
Morinobu
Morinobu 盛信 1 piece
Muko
Muko 武庫 1 piece
Nagamasa
Nagamasa 永正 1 piece
Naka
Naka 中 1 piece
Nihon Taro
Nihon Taro 日本太郎 1 piece
Okada
Okada 岡田 1 piece
Osoraku
Osoraku おそらく 1 piece
Pikka
Pikka ピッカー 3 pieces
Ritosai
Ritosai 莉刀斉 1 piece
Saheiji
Saheiji 左平次 2 pieces
Saijo
Saijo 西條 2 pieces
Sakuragi
Sakuragi 桜義 1 piece
Sanki
Sanki 三樹 1 piece
Satomura
Satomura 里村 1 piece
Seiko
Seiko 成功 2 pieces
Senkichi
Senkichi 千吉 1 piece
Senmanryo
Senmanryo 千万両 1 piece
Shigesada
Shigesada 重定 1 piece
Shika Jirushi
Shika Jirushi 鹿印 1 piece
Shimasa
Shimasa 志正 2 pieces
Shin Matsubara
Shin Matsubara 信松原 2 pieces
Shizu Saburō
Shizu Saburō 志津三郎 1 piece
Soshiro
Soshiro 壮七郎 1 piece
Su Horse Brand
Su Horse Brand ス 1 piece
Takami
Takami たかみ 2 pieces
Takeda Hamono
Takeda Hamono 竹 1 piece
Takeyasu
Takeyasu 武康 1 piece
Tenkaichi
Tenkaichi 天下一 1 piece
Tenma
Tenma 天馬 1 piece
Teramasa
Teramasa 寺正 10 pieces
Toman
Toman 東萬 1 piece
Toyo
Toyo 东洋 1 piece
Tsuchi
Tsuchi 土 1 piece
Tsukiboshi
Tsukiboshi 月星 1 piece
Tsurayuki
Tsurayuki つらゆき 5 pieces
Unsigned Orihi
Unsigned Orihi 無銘 2 pieces
Uobashi
Uobashi 魚橋 1 piece
Wajin
Wajin 和陣 1 piece
Yahatamaru
Yahatamaru 八幡丸 3 pieces
Yamada Denzaburo
Yamada Denzaburo 傳三郎 9 pieces
Yasushige
Yasushige 安重 1 piece
Yoshiyū
Yoshiyū 吉勇 1 piece
Zubora
Zubora ずぼら 5 pieces
Ōnishi
Ōnishi 大西 1 piece · Documented 1931

Texts and photographs © Kamisori Harnisch. Quotation with source.