Kantei exercise

[Veli]

This is a papered and signed blade which should not be too challenging to identify, but let's see. So if you feel up to it, post your opinion on the period, tradition and smith. The exact generation is not known, however, so no need to be that specific. I'll post the answer on Sunday.

 

http://www.nihontofinland.com/20

Veli

[uwe]

First glance,

 

Mino Den, Kanemoto Ha, end of Muromachi till early edo

 

Cheers

Uwe

[nihonto1001]

I am going with

 

 

Shitahara, Late Muromachi

 

 

Nice sword!

[Brian]

To me, the hamon screams Mino. It is leaning towards sanbonsugi, but not perfect.

Looking at Darcy's site, you get this quote:

there is definitely a knee jerk reflex when sanbonsugi is seen to attribute to Kanemoto. In fact, during kantei, this is almost a rule that if one sees sanbonsugi then one is to name Kanemoto. The style of sanbonsugi would then indicate the maker:

 

1st generation Kanemoto: no sanbonsugi

2nd generation (Magaroku): relaxed sanbonsugi (doesn't hold to perfectly repeating patterns of 3, plus some rounded tops) mixed with gunome and togariba

3rd generation: more uniform sanbonsugi (repeats more often, sharper peaks)

4th generation: perfectly uniform sanbonsugi with sharp peaks

So I would lean towards 3rd Gen Kanemoto or 2nd Gen. If not Kanemoto, then maybe Kanesada. Late Koto.

 

Brian

[runagmc]

I can definitely see where the later Koto, Mino, guess comes from, since similar hirazukuri o'tanto/ kowakizashi like this are common... but this pic throws me off a little showing the hamon distorted by the border of edge steel and skin steel, I can't remember seeing this before on Mino swords like this

 

Here are few pics just for future reference in the post...

 

In the end I would guess Mino... 1500's... Kanemichi, Kanesada,Kanekado...

[NihontoEurope]

Hello,

 

I would go for the same as Brian; http://nihontoclub.com/smiths/KAN1571

 

Kanemoto 2´nd gen.

 

Typical Mino and very Kanemoto-ish style.

 

/Martin

[J Reid]

kanemoto

[Doug]

My bid is Kanesada or "No-Sada" because of the chaotic, ichimonjiesque? nature of the hamon. But yeah, I'm with you guys, seems to be Mino-den.

[Veli]

Gentlemen, well done!

 

The attribution is "Noshu Akasaka Kanemoto", Daiei Goro (around 1521-1528). The mei suggests this is not Shodai Magoroku, however.

 

Kanesada is also a very good bid, remembering the close connections between the two lines of smiths.

 

 

Veli

[runagmc]

Thanks for posting Veli...