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  1. Schools
  2. Osafune
  3. Ōei-Bizen
  4. Shigetsuna

Osafune Shigetsuna

重綱

Jūyō
Vol. 5, No. 40 · Tachi

Osafune Shigetsuna

重綱

2 ranked works

Notable smith
ProvinceBizenEraOei (1394–1428)PeriodMuromachiSchoolOsafuneTraditionBizen-denGeneration2ndTeacherShigetsunaToko Taikan400(top 37%)TypeSwordsmithCodeSHI642
2Jūyō Tōken

Dated Works

Years he was demonstrably active, proven by signed-and-dated blades

Active period
1403Editorial estimate: 1394–1428
1 of 2 designated works carry a date
  1. 1403
    応永十年Juyo session 23, item 247

Historical importance

Where Shigetsuna 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

0.00 across 2 designated works

Top 100% among smiths

Provenance

1 documented provenance across certified works by Shigetsuna

Provenance Standing

0 works held in elite collections across 1 documented provenances

Top 61% among smiths

Raw score: 1.94 / 10

Blade Forms

Distribution across 2 ranked works

Signatures

Signature types across 2 ranked works

Currently Available

Lineage

TeacherShigetsuna
Shigetsuna
Students (2)
  1. 1.Shigetsuna重綱
  2. 2.Shigetsuna重綱2designated

Osafune School

Other artisans of the Osafune school

  1. 1.Mitsutada光忠60designated
  2. 2.Nagamitsu長光3 for sale244designated
  3. 3.Kagemitsu景光3 for sale144designated
  4. 4.Kanemitsu兼光3 for sale233designated
  5. 5.Sanenaga眞長1 for sale64designated
  6. 6.Chikakage近景4 for sale86designated
  7. 7.Tomomitsu倫光1 for sale61designated
  8. 8.Kagemasa景政3 for sale22designated
  9. 9.Masamitsu政光2 for sale84designated
  10. 10.Motomitsu基光3 for sale38designated
  11. 11.Kagehide景秀23designated
  12. 12.Yoshimitsu義光35designated

Shigetsuna

Shigetsuna(重綱) was a Japanese swordsmith of the Osafune school in Bizen province, active during the Oei (1394-1428) period.

The work follows the Bizen-den tradition.

Designated works by Shigetsuna include 2 Jūyō.