Kanewaka兼若
Kashū Kanewaka school · Kaga province · active 1609-1628
Hawley reference KAN2898Smith record
| Active period | 1609-1628 |
| Province | Kaga |
| School / tradition | Kashū Kanewaka |
| Teacher | Kanewaka |
| Hawley ID | KAN2898 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
加州住兼若造kashū ju kanewaka tsukuru
兼若作kanewaka saku
加州住藤原兼若kashū ju fujiwara kanewaka
兼若kanewaka
越中大掾藤原高平etchu daijō fujiwara takahira
越中守藤原高平etchu no kami fujiwara takahira
辻村越中守藤原高平tsujimura etchu no kami fujiwara takahira
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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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