Kanezane兼眞
Zenjō school · Gifu province · active 1930-1945
Hawley reference KAN2191Smith record
| Era | Shōwa (1926-1989) |
| Active period | 1930-1945 |
| Province | Gifu |
| School / tradition | Zenjō |
| Teacher | Kanemichi |
| Hawley ID | KAN2191 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
兼眞kanezane
関住藤原兼眞作seki jū fujiwara kanezane saku
濃州関住藤原兼眞作nōshū seki jū fujiwara kanezane saku
濃州住浅野兼眞作nōshū jū asano kanezane saku
濃州住浅野兼眞作之nōshū jū asano kanezane saku kore
濃刕住浅野兼眞作nōshū jū asano kanezane 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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