I have a sword signed (kiku) Iga (no) kami Minamoto Kanemichi 包道
Reseaching this smith is interesting. There seems conflicting information. This is not the Mishina smith, he is Osaka Shinto. Many books show one generation, others show 2 (first used Fujiwara, second used Minamoto). So i think there were 2 generations and mine is the second. Hawley's and Toko Taikan rate him as mediocre, Fujishiro has him as chusaku (not sure if the reference is second of if Fujishiro thinks one generation). Shinto Taikan has the maker who used Minamoto listed but seems to say first gen. yet the Nihonto Meikan, lists 2 generations has him (2nd) as "superior" (has doubled triangle). He also had permission to use the Kikumon on his tang (page 75 Tomei Soran).
Has anyone else researched this maker or know about him? It seems strange that the Nihonto Meikan rates him well and he uses a Kiku yet other references mix him and his father/teacher or seem to consider him mediocre.
Thanks!