Katana for study...

[Nickupero]

Hello Gents, I figured I'd get a discussion going on this beautiful blade, any opinions or comments are welcome.

It is signed "Kanemoto" which should date the blade to Muromachi period. But Looks clearly like Shin-Shinto forging and it is quite thick any recommended smiths, etc? Even comments from beginner collectors are welcome, please don't be shy!

Features are; slightly longer Kissaki, Ubu-Nakago, Itame Hada, Nie-deki Gunome Midare Hamon with ashi, Sunagashi, and also small kinsuji scattered.

Here are the Dimensions;

 

Nagasa: 70.4 cm

Sori 1.3 cm

Motohaba: 3.23 cm

Sukihaba: 2.24 cm

 

Looking forward to all your inputs

[Ruben]

Hi Nick,

 

looks good your sword.

I would lean towards gendaito, it´s never been made in muromachi era.

As you invited beginners also to comment, here you are .

 

Greetings!

 

Ruben

[Jiro49]

Here is a shinshinto kanemoto for sale.. http://www.nihontoantiques.com/fss512.htm

[Brian]

Nick,

Can we get an overall sugata shot?

The jihada does look very fresh. Yasurime point towards Mino influence, but the hamon isn't a typical Kanemoto-line style. I'm not confident in calling gimei.

 

Brian

[Derek]

Well, since you asked for input from even beginners...

Knee jerk reaction when reading Kanemoto is to immediately look for sanbonsugi, which this appears to be missing. 1st gen Kanemoto of course did not, but worked in the 15th C, and the signature is different. There are generations of Kanemoto leading all the way to the present, so perhaps a Shinshinto smith? I say shinshinto due to the shape and size of the blade and appearance of the nakago. Just my guess.

 

Derek

[Nickupero]

Here are a few more pictures to help, keep in mind that the Sori is slightly lost because when I took a picture of the Sugata I was standing above the blade but a few degrees in front of it. The Hamon doesn't look like typical Kanemoto but looks like Mino work.

Thank you for everyone's opinion, from all levels. Ruben you are correct, definitely not Koto forged, but I don't believe its Gendaito and that it is Later Edo so I have to agree with Derek, the Jigane is fresh but the blade still shows age, enough to comfortably place it in the ShinShinto period.

 

See the pictures and let me know if any opinions have changed, any other input is welcomed. looking forward to hearing them.

[Marius]

Almost straight and ubu. Bakumatsu?

[Jean]

I'll say Shinshinto considering the yasurime which are very fresh and the double mekugi ana and the tight Hada.