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Osafune Tamenaga

爲長

Jūyō
Vol. 59, No. 52 · Tachi

Osafune Tamenaga

爲長

2 ranked works

Notable smith
ProvinceBizenEraShowa (1312–1317)PeriodKamakuraSchoolOsafuneTraditionBizen-denTeacherTameyasuToko Taikan800(top 14%)TypeSwordsmithCodeTAM84
1Jūyō Bijutsuhin
1Jūyō Tōken

Historical importance

Where Tamenaga 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 Bijutsuhin1
Gyobutsu—
Tokubetsu Jūyō—
Jūyō Tōken1

Elite Standing

Provenance

Currently Available

Lineage

TeacherTameyasu
Tamenaga
Student
  1. 1.Tamekiyo爲清

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 sale143designated
  4. 4.Kanemitsu兼光3 for sale231designated
  5. 5.Sanenaga眞長2 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1 for sale38designated
  11. 11.Kagehide景秀23designated
  12. 12.Yoshimitsu義光35designated

Tamenaga

Tamenaga(爲長) was a Japanese swordsmith of the Osafune school in Bizen province, active during the Showa (1312-1317) period.

The work follows the Bizen-den tradition.

Designated works by Tamenaga include 1 Jūyō.