Kanenaga包永

Tegai school · Yamato province · active 1222-1293

Hawley reference KAN211
Hawley
100
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Jo-jo saku
superior masterwork grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥15M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1222-1293
ProvinceYamato
School / traditionTegai
Hawley IDKAN211

Recorded signatures (mei)

Mei
Year
Ref
0000-0104
Kotekashiwa Kanenaga
包永kanenaga天正二年三月十三日tensho 2 nen 3 gatsu 13 hi
包永kanenaga
包永kanenaga(金象嵌) 本多平八郎忠為所持之honda heihachirō tadatoki shōji kore

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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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