Akasaka
Basic information:
Period of work: Early Edo period till end of Edo period
Province: Edo
Main Characteristica:
- Rounded rim
- Forged layers can often be seen inside the Seppa-dai
- Kogai-hitsu is often smaller than the Kozuka-hitsu
- Seppa-dai is pointed at the top
Akasaka school
1st Master Shozaemon Tadamasa (? – 1657)
2nd Master Shozaemon Tadamasa (? – 1677)
3rd Master Shozaemon Tadatora (Masatora) (? – 1707)
4th Master Hikojuro Tadamune (? – 1746)
5th Master Hikojuro Tadatoki (? – 1764)
6th Master Hikojuro Tadatoki (? – 1796)
7th Master Hikojuro Tadatoki (? – 1805)
8th Master Hikojuro Tadatoki
9th Master Hikojuro Tadatoki