Kunikane國包

Rikuzen province · active 1646-1661

Hawley reference KUN306
Hawley
70
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Jo saku
superior workmanship grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥4.5M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1646-1661
ProvinceRikuzen
TeacherKunikane
Hawley IDKUN306

Recorded signatures (mei)

山城守藤原國包yamashiro no kami fujiwara kunikane
奥州仙臺住藤原國包ōshū sendai ju fujiwara kunikane

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.

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