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  3. Yukimitsu

Kashu Kanewaka Yukimitsu

行光

Jūyō
Vol. 65, No. 45 · Tachi

Kashu Kanewaka Yukimitsu

行光

1 ranked works

Notable smith
ProvinceKagaEraBunmei (1469–1487)PeriodMuromachiSchoolKashu KanewakaTraditionShintoGeneration4thToko Taikan350(top 49%)TypeSwordsmithCodeYUK257
1Jūyō Tōken

Dated Works

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

Active period
1485Editorial estimate: 1469–1487
1 of 1 designated works carry a date
  1. 1485
    文明十七年Juyo session 65, item 45

Historical importance

Where Yukimitsu 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 Tōken1

Elite Standing

0.00 across 1 designated works

Top 100% among smiths

Blade Forms

Distribution across 1 ranked works

Signatures

Signature types across 1 ranked works

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Kashu Kanewaka School

Other artisans of the Kashu Kanewaka school

  1. 1.Kanewaka兼若10designated
  2. 2.Kanewaka兼若1 for sale4designated
  3. 3.Kanewaka兼若1 for sale2designated
  4. 4.Takahira高平1 for sale1designated

Yukimitsu

Yukimitsu(行光) was a Japanese swordsmith of the Kashu Kanewaka school in Kaga province, active during the Bunmei (1469-1487) period.

The work follows the Shinto tradition.

Designated works by Yukimitsu include 1 Jūyō.