Kanenori兼法

Echizen province · active 1600-1624

Hawley reference KAN1859
Hawley
50
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Jo saku
superior workmanship grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥4M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1600-1624
ProvinceEchizen
Hawley IDKAN1859

Recorded signatures (mei)

越前一乗住兼法echizen ichijō ju kanenori
越前國住兼法echizen kuni ju kanenori
越前住肥後大掾藤原兼法echizen ju higo daijō fujiwara kanenori

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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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