Kanehisa兼久
Yasuhira school school · Kaga province · active 1804-1824
Hawley reference KAN973Smith record
| Active period | 1804-1824 |
| Province | Kaga |
| School / tradition | Yasuhira school |
| Hawley ID | KAN973 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
加州住兼久kashū ju kanehisa
藤原兼久fujiwara kanehisa
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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.
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