Kunitomo國儔

Horikawa Kunihiro school · Yamashiro province · active 1600-1615

Hawley reference KUN1350
Hawley
100
points — scale 15 (recorded) to 500+ (legendary)
Fujishiro
Jo-jo saku
superior masterwork grade
Tōkō Taikan
¥8.5M
reference market valuation (Tokuno Kazuo, 1977)

Smith record

EraKeichō (1596-1615)
Active period1600-1615
ProvinceYamashiro
School / traditionHorikawa Kunihiro
TeacherKunihiro
Hawley IDKUN1350

Recorded signatures (mei)

越後守藤原國儔echigo no kami fujiwara kunitomo
山城國細川住藤原國儔yamashiro kuni hosokawa ju fujiwara kunitomo
平安城住國儔heianjō ju kunitomo
藤原國儔fujiwara kunitomo

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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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