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Kagehide

Submitted by kazarena on Mon, 2007-05-14 20:13
景秀
初代
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◯  建長︱ 備前
Kagehide (1st gen)
IDKAG9
ProvinceBizen
Start EraKencho (1249-1256)
End EraKenji (1275-1278)
Active Period1249-1278
SchoolOsafune

Source Rating Reference/Page
Hawley100KAG9 
Toko Taikan¥10M 36 
FujishiroJo-jo saku K144 
OtherNMK-81-13
Signatures:
景秀
kagehide
備前國住景秀
bizen kuni ju kagehide

Recorded works

ID/Name Type Mei Yearsort icon Ref
0000-1171
 		Tachi
景 (以下切)
kuni (ikakire)
0000-1172
Kuronbo-giri / くろんぼ切 		Tachi
景秀
kagehide
SESKO_LSJS2-104
NZK-636
NK-9-F74
0000-1173
 		Tachi
景秀
kagehide
TBJ-632-F
NZK-637-1
NK-9-345
0000-1174
 		Tachi
景秀
kagehide
 TBJ-582-F
0000-1175
 		Wakizashi
景秀
kagehide
0000-1176
 		Tachi
景秀
kagehide
NZK-637-2
KT-41-2
0000-1177
 		Tachi
景秀
kagehide
 NK-9-344

Biography and lineage

He is said to be the younger brother of Mitsutada. A tachi nicknamed "Kuronbo-giri" and owned by Date Masamune is the best work of Kagehide.

Meikan contains 2 records for this smith. In addition to the information above he is also listed as a Fukuoka Ichimonji smith, a son of Noritsugu 則次 [1]. See Token Bijutsu no. 582 and 632 for explanation.

Workmanship and style

Mokume, ko-midare, choji-midare.

References

  1. Nihonto Meikan, Honma, Junji, and Ishii Masakuni , Tokyo, p.1618, (1976)
#1Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2013-05-19 11:10.

Extant works

According to Token Bijutsu 632 (Sep 2009), extant works of Kagehide are as follows:

  • 1 Juyo Bunkazai sword (SN: this must be Kuronbo-giri)
  • 2 Tokubetsu Juyo swords
  • 7 Juyo Token swords