Kaneharu兼春

Furukawa Omi school school · Iwashiro province · active 1870-1912

Hawley reference KAN840
Hawley
10
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

EraMeiji (1868-1912)
Active period1870-1912
ProvinceIwashiro
School / traditionFurukawa Omi school
Hawley IDKAN840

Recorded signatures (mei)

奥州会津住兼春ōshū aizu ju kaneharu

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Hawley points come from W. M. Hawley's Japanese Swordsmiths (1981), the standard Western reference cataloguing over 12,000 smiths. Most recorded smiths sit at 15–20 points; only a few dozen legendary masters exceed 150.

Fujishiro grades (from Nihon Tōkō Jiten) rank workmanship from Chū saku up to Sai-jō saku, while the Tōkō Taikan valuation (Tokuno, 1977) reflects each smith's relative market standing in yen. Explore more smiths in the searchable swordsmith index.

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