Kanemori兼守
Aki province · active 1432-1441
Hawley reference KAN1519Smith record
| Era | Eikyō (1429-1441) |
| Active period | 1432-1441 |
| Province | Aki |
| Hawley ID | KAN1519 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
藝州住兼守作geishū ju kanemori saku
安藝州吉元住人兼守作aki-shū yoshimoto junin kanemori saku
藝州吉元住人兼守yoshimoto junin kanemori
吉元住兼守作yoshimoto ju kanemori saku
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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.
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