Hitachi No Kami Fujiwara Hirotoki

[Kurikata]

Hi,

 

I have been offered a Wakisashi signed :常陸守藤原廣辰 - Hitachi no kami fujiwara Hirotoki

 

Does someone has swords signed by this smith?

 

Any information on him  (http://nihontoclub.com/smiths/HIR445) would be highly appreciated.

 

Thank you

[BIG]

Hi Bruno,

Member Nick's Nihonto Art side...

 

http://nihontoart.com/item-details.php?id=86

 

Best Regards

[Kurikata]

Thank you Peter,

 

Nobody else can give examples? Apparently he is a low average smith:

 

 Name         |      Gen    | Date/time        |  Province   |   Toko  |  Hawley   |  Level      |  Point  | 

 

HIROTOKI   |     1st       | KAN-BUN 1661|    MINO      |    530    |   HIR 445 | JO-SAKU |    300   |

[Shugyosha]

Hi Bruno,

 

This is from Markus Sesko's Swordsmiths of Japan which has him working earlier than Kanbun:

 

HIROTOKI (広辰), 1st gen., Kan´ei (寛永, 1624-1644), Mino – “Nōshū Kōzuchi-jū Fujiwara Hirotoki” (濃州上有知住藤原広辰), “Hitachi no Kami Fujiwara Hirotoki” (常陸守藤原広辰), called Shichirō Nyūdō (七郎入道), Toku´in school (得印), he also worked in Owari province, suguha mixed with ko-midare in ko-nie-deki with much nie and a wide nioiguchi.

[Jussi Ekholm]

3M Yen in Toko Taikan, TT lists him working at Kanbun. I think he is also listed as Ryo Wazamono in Kokon Kaji Biko.

 

Here is another signature reference: http://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/08309.html

[Jim P]

HI Bruno, Hirotoki (広辰・廣辰) Mino,  1st generation, Kan´ei (寛永, 1624-1644) from the Shinto Meikan

[Kurikata]

Thank you to all of you for this information and thank you for Sébastien who PM me this link:http://www.e-sword.jp/wakisashi/1510-2017.htm