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  1. Schools
  2. Rai
  3. Kunimune

Rai Kunimune

國宗

Jūyō
Vol. 13, No. 13 · Tantō

Rai Kunimune

國宗

1 ranked works

ProvinceYamashiroEraGeno (1319–1321)PeriodKamakuraSchoolRaiTraditionYamashiro-denTeacherTomokuniToko Taikan700(top 17%)TypeSwordsmithCodeKUN685
1Jūyō Tōken

Designations

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

Elite Standing

0.00 across 1 designated works

Top 100% among smiths

Provenance

1 documented provenance across certified works by Kunimune

Provenance Standing

1 works held in elite collections across 1 documented provenances

Top 77% among smiths

Raw score: 1.88 / 10

Blade Forms

Distribution across 1 ranked works

Signatures

Signature types across 1 ranked works

Currently Available

Lineage

TeacherTomokuni
Kunimune

Rai School

Other artisans of the Rai school

  1. 1.Kunitoshi國俊1 for sale85designated
  2. 2.Kuniyuki國行1 for sale125designated
  3. 3.Kunitoshi國俊5 for sale208designated
  4. 4.Kunimitsu國光4 for sale269designated
  5. 5.Kunitsugu國次2 for sale65designated
  6. 6.Mitsukane光包15designated
  7. 7.Kunizane國眞1 for sale26designated
  8. 8.Kunihide國秀7designated
  9. 9.Tomokuni倫國5designated
  10. 10.Kunitake國武1designated
  11. 11.Kunisue國末1designated
  12. 12.Mitsushige光重2designated

Kunimune

Kunimune(國宗) was a Japanese swordsmith of the Rai school in Yamashiro province, active during the Geno (1319-1321) period.

The work follows the Yamashiro-den tradition.

Designated works by Kunimune include 1 Jūyō.