Kagekuni景國

Kagekatsu school school · Shimotsuke province · active 1861-1864

Hawley reference KAG50
Hawley
10
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥1.5M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

EraBunkyū (1861-1864)
Active period1861-1864
ProvinceShimotsuke
School / traditionKagekatsu school
Hawley IDKAG50

Recorded signatures (mei)

睛雲齋源景國seiunsai minamoto kagekuni
尾内七郎睛雲齋源景國onai shichirō seiunsai minamoto kagekuni

Reading an inscription on a nakago? Try our mei reader and era converter.

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.

Own an authentic nihonto

Every blade in our collection is an original antique Japanese sword, sourced in Japan — including works in the Kagekatsu school tradition when available.

Browse swords for sale
← Swordsmith Index Era Converter Mei Reader Nagasa Converter