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Inaba Kagenaga

景長

Jūyō Bijutsuhin
Vol. 3, No. 299 · Tachi

Inaba Kagenaga

景長

1 ranked works

Notable smith
ProvinceBizenEraBunpo (1317–1319)PeriodKamakuraSchoolInaba KagenagaTraditionWakimonoTypeSwordsmithCodeKAG106
1Jūyō Bijutsuhin

Historical importance

Where Kagenaga 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 Bijutsuhin1
Gyobutsu—
Tokubetsu Jūyō—
Jūyō Tōken—

Elite Standing

Provenance

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Inaba Kagenaga School

Other artisans of the Inaba Kagenaga school

  1. 1.Kagenaga景長3designated
  2. 2.Tadakuni忠國2designated
  3. 3.Kagenaga景長7designated
  4. 4.Kagenaga景長7designated

Kagenaga

Kagenaga(景長) was a Japanese swordsmith of the Inaba Kagenaga school in Bizen province, active during the Bunpo (1317-1319) period.

The work follows the Wakimono tradition.