Kunihide國秀
Kōzuke province · active 1830-1844
Hawley reference KUN116Smith record
| Era | Tenpō (1830-1844) |
| Active period | 1830-1844 |
| Province | Kōzuke |
| Teacher | Yoshihiro 義弘 |
| Hawley ID | KUN116 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
上州安中住園龍子橘國秀jōshū annaka ju enryūshi tachibana kunihide
橘園龍子國秀造tachibana enryūshi kunihide tsukuru
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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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