First generation Echizen Kanenori

[Nostro Titus]

Hi

 

I know I've been dodging the radar for a while lately, getting quite good at it apparently :D

 

Does anyone have any example oshigata of Kanenori that moved from Mino to Echizen around 1573. He normally signed Echizen no Kuni ju Kanenori.

 

Thanks

Marius

[Ludolf Richter]

Hi Marius,here comes your Kanenori!According to Cox's book,it could also be the Kanenori from the "Echizen Seki Ha of Echizen",who worked in the first quarter of the 17th century:KAN 1859 (pics in Fijishiro-Shinto hen on p.48 or Tokuno on p.115,in Cox's Mino-book on p.218).Ludolf

[Ludolf Richter]

Next attempt:I have resized my pic to 50%,although the original size was in match with Brian's conditions.Ludolf

[Nostro Titus]

Thanks Ludolf.

[Nostro Titus]

Here are a few more pictures of the sword in question.

 

The hada is only visible in one spot protected by the habaki. The is a bit of weak ayasugi just under the shinogi but I'm strugling to see good masame that would help sugest Mino influence. The shinogi is no raised at all.

Hopefully the picture shows the proportion of the kissaki (it has a notare komi boshi with very short ko-maru turnback on one side, can't see on the other. Hamon is nioi deki with sporadic nie scattered

[DSweet]

What are the dimensions?

I can't be any help in reading the mei.

The only thing that stands out here to me is that it is suriage. The reshaping of the nakago-jiri looks extremely well done, which answers a question in a previous post.

[Brian]

Marius,

 

Can you post a pic of the whole nakago from a distance? Doesn't have to be big. Just want to see the dimensions and overall look. From that one pic, it looks very long, and almost like it is machi-okuri without shortening the nakago?

Might just be the angle of the pic.

 

Brian

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

Are you sure it is the kanenori who moved from Mino during Tensho?

 

I've this one where the style (tagane mannerism) is more resembling. There are nevertheless some differences

 

[Nostro Titus]

Hi Brian

 

The nakago is only 22cm long, that is what made me consider suriage rather than machi-okuri.

 

Marius

[Nostro Titus]

Jacques

 

The more I look at the oshigata the more your statement seems to be the case.

If it is in any way helpful, here are the statistics: Total length 92cm/ nagasa:70cm/ nakago:22cm

motohaba:31.2mm/ motokasane:6.5mm/ sakihaba:20.1mm/ sakikasane:4.8mm

Width of the ji at the machi:20.1mm/ width of shinogiji:9.55mm

The blade's shinogi is pefectly level with the thickness at the mune.

 

Thanks for your input

 

Marius