Kaneyasu兼安
Mihara school · Bingo province · active 1483-1487
Hawley reference KAN2929Smith record
| Era | Bunmei (1469-1487) |
| Active period | 1483-1487 |
| Province | Bingo |
| School / tradition | Mihara |
| Hawley ID | KAN2929 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
備州三原住兼安bishū mihara ju kaneyasu
法華兼安hokke kaneyasu
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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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