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By one account a goban kaji (extended roster)
Master smiths summoned by Retired Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽上皇) to serve monthly rotations forging swords at the imperial court, ca. Jōgen–Jōkyū (1208–1221). A cross-school honor: each smith retains his own school (, Fukuoka , , etc.). The linked school NS- holds only Go-Toba's own Kiku gyōsaku blades.
Where Kanesuke 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.
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Other artisans of the Ko-Bizen school
Kanesuke（包助） was a Japanese swordsmith of the Ko-Bizen school in Bizen province, active during the Jogen (1207-1211) period.
The work follows the Bizen-den tradition.
Designated works by Kanesuke include 1 Jūyō.