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Hasebe Kunishige

國重

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Oshigata — Kunishige, Jūyō — JūyōVol. 19, No. 34 · Wakizashi

Designations

Kokuhō0
Jūyō Bunkazai0
Jūyō Bijutsuhin0
Gyobutsu0
Tokubetsu Jūyō0
Jūyō Tōken2

Province: Yamashiro
Era: Teiwa (1345–1350)
Period: Nanbokuchō
School: Hasebe
Tradition: Soshu-den
Generation: 2nd
Teacher: Kunishige
Toko Taikan: 1,000(top 8%)
Type: Swordsmith
Code: KUN1151

Overview·Historical importance·Designations·Lineage·School

Overview Historical importance Designations Lineage School

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 Bunkazai—

Jūyō Bijutsuhin—

Gyobutsu—

Tokubetsu Jūyō—

Jūyō Tōken2

Elite Standing

Lineage

TeacherKunishige

Kunishige

Student

1.Kunishige國重

Hasebe School

Other artisans of the Hasebe school

1.Kunishige國重1 for sale54designated
2.Kuninobu國信41designated
3.Kunihira國平3designated
4.Munenobu宗信2designated
5.Shigenobu重信1designated

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Kunishige

Kunishige（國重） was a Japanese swordsmith of the Hasebe school in Yamashiro province, active during the Teiwa (1345-1350) ND period.

The work follows the Soshu-den tradition.

Designated works by Kunishige include 2 Jūyō.