Swordsmith Index

Swordsmith Index is intended to be a non-commercial resource to support Nihonto studies and raise awareness of history and appreciation of genuine Japanese swords. Find more information about the Index, its description and methods of use here. See how to read swordsmith records here.

Namesort icon ID Name (Kanji) Gen Province Era School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Kanesato KAN537 金里 Mimasaka Tenpō (1830-1844) 10 / /
Kaneshige KAN2222 兼茂 Chiba Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kaneshige KAN2224 兼茂 Mino Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /
Kaneshige KAN2246 兼重 Kaga Kaei (1848-1854) 10 / 150 / Chu-jo saku
Kaneshige KAN2250 兼重 1st Mino Eikyō (1429-1441) Zenjō 20 / 350 / Chu-jo saku
Kaneshige KAN2252 兼重 Mino Chōkyō (1487-1489) Zenjō 20 / 300 /
Kaneshige KAN2253 兼重 Mino Eishō (1504-1521) Zenjō 15 / /
Kaneshige KAN2255 兼重 Mino Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / 200 /
Kaneshige KAN2256 兼重 Mino Eiroku (1558-1570) 15 / /
Kaneshige KAN2262 兼重 Mino Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kaneshige KAN2263 兼重 Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kaneshige KAN2264 兼重 Mino Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kaneshige KAN2265 兼重 Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / 100 /
Kaneshige KAN2266 兼重 Mino Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kaneshige KAN2267 兼重 2nd Musashi Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 600 / Jo saku
Kaneshige KAN2268 兼重 1st Musashi Shōhō (1644-1648) 80 / 550 / Jo saku
Kaneshige KAN2277 兼重 Yamato Tenna (1681-1684) 15 / /
Kaneshige KAN301 包重 Bitchū Genroku (1688-1704) 15 / / NMK-106-15
Kaneshige KAN302 包重 Harima Eishō (1046-1053) 40 / /
Kaneshige KAN303 包重 Harima Shoō (1288-1293) 40 / 600 /
Kaneshige KAN304 包重 Harima Teiwa (1345-1350) ND 20 / /
Kaneshige KAN305 包重 Harima Ōan (1368-1375) ND 20 / /
Kaneshige KAN306 包重 Harima Shōchō (1428-1429) 20 / /
Kaneshige KAN307 包重 1st Higo Kanbun (1661-1673) Sue-Enju 15 / /
NMK-106-16
SJS-194
Kaneshige KAN308 包重 2nd Higo Jokyō (1684-1688) Sue-Enju 15 / /
NMK-106-17
SJS-195
Kaneshige KAN309 包重 2nd Higo Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 200 /
Kaneshige KAN310 包重 Kai Shinto (1596-1781) 15 / /
Kaneshige KAN311 包重 Mino Meiji (1868-1912) 8 / /
Kaneshige KAN312 包重 Owari Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / /
Kaneshige KAN313 包重 Owari Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / /
Kaneshige KAN314 包重 Mutsu Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / /
Kaneshige KAN315 包重 Mutsu Kanbun (1661-1673) Kunikane 15 / 200 /
Kaneshige KAN316 包重 Mutsu Ansei (1854-1860) 10 / /
Kaneshige KAN317 包重 Settsu Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / 280 /
Kaneshige KAN318 包重 Settsu Jokyō (1684-1688) 15 / /
Kaneshige KAN319 包重 Yamato Shoō (1288-1293) 50 / /
Kaneshige KAN320 包重 Yamato Ōei (1394-1428) Tegai 30 / 400 / Chu-jo saku
Kaneshige KAN321 包重 Yamato Eishō (1504-1521) Tegai 15 / /
Kaneshige KAN322 包重 Yamato Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / 200 /
Kaneshige KAN538 金重 Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kaneshige KAN539 金繁 Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Kaneshige KAN2226 兼茂 Mino Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / 300 /
Kaneshige KAN2254 兼重 Mino Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / 300 /
Kaneshige KAN2270 兼重 Owari Eiroku (1558-1570) 20 / 200 /
Kaneshiro KAN2289 兼代 Mino Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / 250 /
Kaneshiro KAN2293 兼白 Mino Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / 250 /
Kanesue KAN336 包末 Bizen Jōgen (1207-1211) Fukuoka Ichimonji 100 / 1000 /
Kanesue KAN337 包末 Bizen Shoō (1288-1293) 20 / /
Kanesue KAN338 包末 Yamato Kanshō (1460-1466) Tegai 20 / /
Kanesue KAN339 包末 Yamato Meiō (1492-1501) Tegai 20 / /