Kunihiro國廣

Sagami province · active 1312-1317

Hawley reference KUN218
Hawley
125
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

EraShōwa (1312-1317)
Active period1312-1317
ProvinceSagami
Hawley IDKUN218

Recorded signatures (mei)

鎌倉山内住國廣kamakura yama no uchi ju kunihiro
國廣作kunihiro saku
鎌倉住人國廣kamakura junin kunihiro

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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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