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Horikawa Kunitake

國武

Horikawa Kunitake

國武

1 ranked works

Notable smith
ProvinceYamashiroEraKanei (1624–1644)PeriodEdoSchoolHorikawaTraditionShintoFujishiroJo sakuToko Taikan300(top 60%)TypeSwordsmithCodeKUN1263
1Gyobutsu

Historical importance

Where Kunitake 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

Provenance

Currently Available

Lineage

Kunitake
Student
  1. 1.Yoshitake吉武3 for sale4designated

Horikawa School

Other artisans of the Horikawa school

  1. 1.Kunihiro國廣5 for sale148designated
  2. 2.Kunimichi國路8 for sale74designated
  3. 3.Kunisada國貞7 for sale88designated
  4. 4.Masahiro正弘3 for sale14designated
  5. 5.Kunitomo國儔4 for sale27designated
  6. 6.Kunisuke國助10 for sale49designated
  7. 7.Hiroyuki弘幸17designated
  8. 8.Kuniyasu國安1 for sale16designated
  9. 9.Kuniyuki國幸1 for sale6designated
  10. 10.Kunikiyo國清7designated
  11. 11.Kunikiyo國清2 for sale14designated
  12. 12.Kunimasa國正1 for sale6designated

Kunitake

Kunitake(國武) was a Japanese swordsmith of the Horikawa school in Yamashiro province, active during the Kanei (1624-1644) period.

The work follows the Shinto tradition.