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Ko-Bizen Kanesuke

包助

Jūyō
Vol. 31, No. 75 · Tachi

Ko-Bizen Kanesuke

包助

1 ranked works

御番鍛冶
ProvinceBizenEraJogen (1207–1211)PeriodKamakuraSchoolKo-BizenTraditionBizen-denFujishiroJo-jo sakuToko Taikan1,000(top 8%)TypeSwordsmithCodeKAN325
1Jūyō Tōken

Honors

御番鍛冶Goban Kaji (Go-Toba's Imperial Forging Rotation)

By one account a goban kaji (extended roster)

Master smiths summoned by Retired Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽上皇) to serve monthly rotations forging swords at the imperial court, ca. Jōgen–Jōkyū (1208–1221). A cross-school honor: each smith retains his own school (, Fukuoka , , etc.). The linked school NS- holds only Go-Toba's own Kiku gyōsaku blades.

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Designations

Kokuhō—
Jūyō Bunkazai—
Jūyō Bijutsuhin—
Gyobutsu—
Tokubetsu Jūyō—
Jūyō Tōken1

Elite Standing

0.00 across 1 designated works

Top 100% among smiths

Blade Forms

Distribution across 1 ranked works

Signatures

Signature types across 1 ranked works

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Ko-Bizen School

Other artisans of the Ko-Bizen school

  1. 1.Tomonari友成34designated
  2. 2.Masatsune正恒66designated
  3. 3.Kanehira包平32designated
  4. 4.Kageyasu景安1 for sale27designated
  5. 5.Yoshikane吉包46designated
  6. 6.Nobufusa信房13designated
  7. 7.Naritaka成高9designated
  8. 8.Yukihide行秀16designated
  9. 9.Sukekane助包1 for sale28designated
  10. 10.Motochika基近4designated
  11. 11.Junkei順慶7designated
  12. 12.Tsunemitsu恒光8designated

Kanesuke

Kanesuke(包助) was a Japanese swordsmith of the Ko-Bizen school in Bizen province, active during the Jogen (1207-1211) period.

The work follows the Bizen-den tradition.

Designated works by Kanesuke include 1 Jūyō.