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Documented works
| Work | Designation | Where it is |
|---|---|---|
| Katana 作陽幕下士細川正義 (Sakuyō bakka-shi Hosokawa Masayoshi), 1842 (Tenpō 13), forged to the taste of Sashida Takakatsu | No designation; studied by the NBTHK (Sword Journal no. 782, 2022) | Not recorded |
| Five tachi signed 作陽幕下士細川正義 (Sakuyō bakka-shi Hosokawa Masayoshi) or 作陽士細川正義 (Sakuyō-shi Hosokawa Masayoshi) | Cultural properties of Tochigi prefecture (1973-1985) | Private owners in Utsunomiya, Oyama and Kitsuregawa |
| Katana 作陽幕下士細川正義 同正守造之 (Sakuyō bakka-shi Hosokawa Masayoshi, dō Masamori kore o tsukuru), by Masayoshi and Masamori | Cultural property of Tochigi prefecture (1988) | Private owner in Minaminasu |
| Naginata 作陽幕下士細川正義 (Sakuyō bakka-shi Hosokawa Masayoshi) | Cultural property of Tochigi prefecture (1990) | Private owner in Nishikata |
| Tachi 作陽幕下士細川主馬佐源正守 (Sakuyō bakka-shi Hosokawa Shume no suke Minamoto no Masamori), with seal | Cultural property of Tochigi prefecture (2002) | Tochigi prefecture, Utsunomiya |
| Four more blades by Masamori: katana, two wakizashi and a tantō | Cultural properties of Tochigi prefecture | Private owners |
| Katana 野州住細川正平 (Yashū-jū Hosokawa Masahira), August 1840 (Tenpō 11), and a wakizashi by Masahira | Cultural properties of Tochigi prefecture (1963 and 1983) | Private owners in Kanuma and Kamikawachi |
| Seven katana by Yoshinori, signed 野州住細川義規作 (Yashū-jū Hosokawa Yoshinori saku), 宇都宮藩士細川義規 (Utsunomiya hanshi Hosokawa Yoshinori) or 宇都宮藩臣細川義規作 (Utsunomiya hanshin Hosokawa Yoshinori saku) | Cultural properties of Tochigi prefecture | Private owners |
| Four katana by Masanori, three signed as “son of Yoshinori” (細川義規男正規, Hosokawa Yoshinori no otoko Masanori) | Cultural properties of Tochigi prefecture | Furumine shrine (Kanuma), Ryūsen-ji temple (Ōtawara) and private owners |
| Wakizashi 細川守秀造 (Hosokawa Morihide tsukuru) | Cultural property of Tochigi prefecture | Private owner in Sano |
In the lists
In the list of shintō swordsmiths that Tomita Kiyama drew up in 1933 in the manner of sumo, published in the 日本刀辞典 (Nihontō jiten), volume 新刀篇 (Shintō-hen), in 1935, Hosokawa Masayoshi of Edo is maegashira, the lowest rank, of the western side, according to the translation of the Japanese Sword Index.
Gallery
Tantō signed 作陽幕下士細川正義 (Sakuyō bakka-shi Hosokawa Masayoshi), with its stamped seal. Photo: dealer in Japan 
Katana by Masamori signed 作陽幕下士細川正守造之 (Sakuyō bakka-shi Hosokawa Masamori kore o tsukuru) and dated Bunkyū 2 (1862). Photo: dealer in Japan