Kaneaki兼秋

Tegai school · Yamato province · active 1356-1361

Hawley reference KAN638
Hawley
20
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)

Smith record

EraEnbun (1356-1361) ND
Active period1356-1361
ProvinceYamato
School / traditionTegai
Hawley IDKAN638

Recorded signatures (mei)

兼秋kaneaki
包秋kaneaki

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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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