Kanemitsu兼光
Mishina school · Settsu province · active 1716-1736
Hawley reference KAN1489Smith record
| Era | Kyōhō (1716-1736) |
| Active period | 1716-1736 |
| Province | Settsu |
| School / tradition | Mishina |
| Teacher | Kanemichi |
| Hawley ID | KAN1489 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
攝津尼崎住三品但馬守藤原兼光settsu amagasaki ju mishina tajima no kami fujiwara kanemitsu
三品但馬守源兼光mishina tajima no kami minamoto kanemitsu
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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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