Kunitoshi國俊

Rai school · Yamashiro province · active 1288-1318

Hawley reference KUN1410
Hawley
300
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Sai-jo saku
supreme masterwork — the highest grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥35M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1288-1318
ProvinceYamashiro
School / traditionRai
Hawley IDKUN1410

Recorded signatures (mei)

来源國俊作rai minamoto kunitoshi saku
来國俊作rai kunitoshi saku
来源國俊rai minamoto kunitoshi
源来國俊minamoto rai kunitoshi
来孫太郎作rai magotarō saku

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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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