Kanesada兼貞

Hachiya school · Mino province · active 1414-1444

Hawley reference KAN2080
Hawley
50
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Tōkō Taikan
¥3.5M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

Active period1414-1444
ProvinceMino
School / traditionHachiya
TeacherMasamitsu
Hawley IDKAN2080

Recorded signatures (mei)

美濃國住人右衛門尉兼貞mino kuni junin uemonjō kanesada

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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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