Kanetsugu兼次

Naoe Shizu school · Mino province · active 1345-1368

Hawley reference KAN2677
Hawley
60
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Jo saku
superior workmanship grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥8M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1345-1368
ProvinceMino
School / traditionNaoe Shizu
Hawley IDKAN2677

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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