Kanemichi兼道
Mishina school · Mino province · active 1558-1575
Hawley reference KAN1395Smith record
| Active period | 1558-1575 |
| Province | Mino |
| School / tradition | Mishina |
| Hawley ID | KAN1395 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
陸奥守大兼道mutsu no kami ō kanemichi
濃州関住兼道nōshū seki ju kanemichi
濃州具状郡nōshū tomokata-gori
濃州國陸奥守大兼道nōshū kuni mutsu no kami ō kanemichi
関兼道作seki kanemichi saku
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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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