Kunishige國重
Mizuta school · Bitchū province · active 1644-1648
Hawley reference KUN1026Smith record
| Era | Shōhō (1644-1648) |
| Active period | 1644-1648 |
| Province | Bitchū |
| School / tradition | Mizuta |
| Teacher | Hachirōemon Kunishige |
| Hawley ID | KUN1026 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
備中國水田住大月市蔵國重bitchu kuni mizuta ju ōtsuki ichizō kunishige
山城大掾源國重yamashiro daijō minamoto kunishige
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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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