Kunikane國包

Naotane school school · Rikuzen province · active 1844-1848

Hawley reference KUN316
Hawley
10
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

EraKōka (1844-1848)
Active period1844-1848
ProvinceRikuzen
School / traditionNaotane school
Hawley IDKUN316

Recorded signatures (mei)

仙臺住藤原國包作sendai ju kunikane saku
奥州仙臺藤原國包ōshū sendai fujiwara kunikane

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About these ratings

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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