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Kanesada

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Kanesada

兼定

1 ranked works

Notable smith
ProvinceMinoEraEiroku (1558–1570)PeriodMuromachiSchoolSeki>KanesadaTraditionMino-denGeneration4thTypeSwordsmithCodeKAN2025
1Gyobutsu

Historical importance

Where Kanesada 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—
Gyobutsu1
Tokubetsu Jūyō—
Jūyō Tōken—

Elite Standing

0.00 across 1 designated works

Top 100% among smiths

Provenance

1 documented provenance across certified works by Kanesada

Provenance Standing

1 works held in elite collections across 1 documented provenances

Top 100% among smiths

Raw score: 1.77 / 10

Blade Forms

Distribution across 1 ranked works

Signatures

Signature types across 1 ranked works

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Lineage

Kanesada
Students (2)
  1. 1.Kanesada兼定7 for sale36designated
  2. 2.Kanesada兼定1designated

Kanesada School

Other artisans of the Kanesada school

  1. 1.Kanesada兼定7 for sale36designated
  2. 2.Kanesada兼定1designated

Kanesada

Kanesada(兼定) was a Japanese swordsmith of the Kanesada school in Mino province, active during the Eiroku (1558-1570) period.

The work follows the Mino-den tradition.