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Kaga Kagehira

景平

Jūyō
Vol. 28, No. 159 · Tantō

Kaga Kagehira

景平

1 ranked works

Notable smith
ProvinceKagaEraKanbun (1661–1673)PeriodEdoSchoolKagaTraditionMino-denToko Taikan400(top 37%)TypeSwordsmithCodeKAG15
1Jūyō Tōken

Historical importance

Where Kagehira stands among comparable artisans: across all of nihontō, and within tradition, era, and period. The tiers (Foremost · Leading · Major · Notable) weigh official designations from the NBTHK and Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, together with historical honors of lasting repute such as the Sansaku and Meibutsu-chō.

随一
Foremost
屈指
Leading
有数
Major
著名
Notable

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Designations

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

Elite Standing

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Kaga School

Other artisans of the Kaga school

  1. 1.Sanekage真景3 for sale47designated
  2. 2.Takahira高平1 for sale9designated
  3. 3.Kagemitsu景光3designated
  4. 4.Ietsugu家次6 for sale1designated

Kagehira

Kagehira(景平) was a Japanese swordsmith of the Kaga school in Kaga province, active during the Kanbun (1661-1673) period.

The work follows the Mino-den tradition.

Designated works by Kagehira include 1 Jūyō.