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Seki Kanetsune

兼常

Jūyō
Vol. 14, No. 92 · Katana

Seki Kanetsune

兼常

1 ranked works

ProvinceMinoEraTenmon (1532–1555)PeriodMuromachiSchoolSekiTraditionMino-denToko Taikan450(top 31%)TypeSwordsmithCodeKAN2794
1Jūyō Tōken

Dated Works

Years he was demonstrably active, proven by signed-and-dated blades

Active period
1537Editorial estimate: 1532–1555
1 of 1 designated works carry a date
  1. 1537
    天文六年Juyo session 14, item 92

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

Currently Available

Lineage

Kanetsune
Student
  1. 1.Teruhiro輝廣2 for sale38designated

Seki School

Other artisans of the Seki school

  1. 1.Kinju金重2 for sale45designated
  2. 2.Ujifusa氏房3 for sale16designated
  3. 3.Ujifusa氏房3 for sale9designated
  4. 4.Kaneyuki金行10designated
  5. 5.Kanekore兼之7designated
  6. 6.Kanenori兼法1 for sale7designated
  7. 7.Nagasada永貞6 for sale5designated
  8. 8.Kaneyoshi兼吉4designated
  9. 9.Hanjo繁昌4designated
  10. 10.Kanenori兼伯3designated
  11. 11.Daido大道2 for sale3designated
  12. 12.Kanenobu兼延2 for sale3designated

Kanetsune

Kanetsune（兼常） was a Japanese swordsmith of the Seki school in Mino province, active during the Tenmon (1532-1555) period.

The work follows the Mino-den tradition.

Designated works by Kanetsune include 1 Jūyō.