Kunisuke國助
Settsu province · active 1624-1648
Hawley reference KUN1197Smith record
| Active period | 1624-1648 |
| Province | Settsu |
| Teacher | Kunihiro 國廣 |
| Hawley ID | KUN1197 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
河内守藤原國助kawachi no kami fujiwara kunisuke
小林河内守國助kobayashi kawachi no kami kunisuke
勢州神戸住國助seishū shindo ju kunisuke
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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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