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Osafune Hidekage

秀景

Jūyō
Vol. 14, No. 228 · Tachi

Osafune Hidekage

秀景

1 ranked works

Notable smith
ProvinceBizenEraOei (1394–1428)PeriodMuromachiSchoolOsafuneTraditionBizen-denToko Taikan450(top 31%)TypeSwordsmithCodeHID38
1Jūyō Tōken

Dated Works

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

Active period
1426Editorial estimate: 1394–1428
1 of 1 designated works carry a date
  1. 1426
    応永卅三年Juyo session 14, item 228

Historical importance

Where Hidekage 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

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

Osafune School

Other artisans of the Osafune school

  1. 1.Mitsutada光忠60designated
  2. 2.Nagamitsu長光3 for sale244designated
  3. 3.Kagemitsu景光3 for sale144designated
  4. 4.Kanemitsu兼光3 for sale233designated
  5. 5.Sanenaga眞長1 for sale64designated
  6. 6.Chikakage近景4 for sale86designated
  7. 7.Tomomitsu倫光1 for sale61designated
  8. 8.Kagemasa景政3 for sale22designated
  9. 9.Masamitsu政光2 for sale84designated
  10. 10.Motomitsu基光3 for sale38designated
  11. 11.Kagehide景秀23designated
  12. 12.Yoshimitsu義光35designated

Hidekage

Hidekage(秀景) was a Japanese swordsmith of the Osafune school in Bizen province, active during the Oei (1394-1428) period.

The work follows the Bizen-den tradition.

Designated works by Hidekage include 1 Jūyō.