Kunishige國重
Mizuta school · Bitchū province · active 1528-1532
Hawley reference KUN1010Smith record
| Era | Kyōroku (1528-1532) |
| Active period | 1528-1532 |
| Province | Bitchū |
| School / tradition | Mizuta |
| Hawley ID | KUN1010 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
備中國井原住左衛門尉國重作bitchu kuni ihara ju saemonjō kunishige saku
辰房國重tatsubō kunishige
備中國荏原住辰房國重bitchū kuni ebara ju tatsubō kunishige
備中國新見住三郎左衛門尉國重bitchu kuni niimi ju saburōsaemonjō kunishige
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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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