Bungo Kunishige

國重

1 ranked works

Notable smith

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Historical importance

Where Kunishige 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 Bunkazai1
Jūyō Bijutsuhin—
Gyobutsu—
Tokubetsu Jūyō—
Jūyō Tōken—

Elite Standing

Other artisans of the Bungo school

  1. 1.Choen長圓2designated
  2. 2.Choen長圓1designated
  3. 3.Munechika宗近1designated
  4. 4.Yoshihide厳秀1designated
  5. 5.Norisada則貞1designated
  6. 6.Sadayuki貞行1designated
  7. 7.Shinki神氣1designated
  8. 8.Shinsoku神息2designated
  9. 9.Tomoyuki友行1designated
  10. 10.Tomoyuki友行1designated