Kunitoki國時

Enju school · Higo province · active 1317-1336

Hawley reference KUN1294
Hawley
90
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥5M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1317-1336
ProvinceHigo
School / traditionEnju
Hawley IDKUN1294

Recorded signatures (mei)

肥州菊池住人國時hishū kikuchi junin kunitoki
肥州住國時hishū ju kunitoki

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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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