Old Wakizashi

[Edward G]

Good Morning to all....  New Acquisition.... Pease see attached as I translated to be Kane Masa.  Cutting Edge is 17 1/2 inches the 1 oz rem oil bottle is for size comparison.  The mounted sword is very petite.   Any ideas as to which Kane Masa and time Period this Mino swordsmith  may associate to?

 

Thanks 

 

Edward G

[16k]

Hard to say with so few pics. The shape reminds me of pre kanbun Shinto, but I’m no expert.

[Surfson]

Looks like Kanefusa to me.  

[Stephen]

+1

[Ken-Hawaii]

What does the sugata tell you about jidai, Edward? Take a look at https://markussesko.com/2015/04/20/kantei-1-sugata-8/-- do you see any that look like your blade? Are the ana drilled or chiseled? Does the hamon pattern continue into the boshi? How many generations of Kanefusa tosho worked in Mino?

 

There are lots of tools available from NMB members & others that can answer your question.

[SteveM]

Looks like 兼方 (Kanekata).

[Edward G]

Thanks to Steve M, Ken Goldstein, Stephen C, and Jean Pierre.   I am attaching some additional photos and information, and welcome any comments.  The Mei still looks to me to be KANE MASA as attached information shows.  This sword was acquired from the son of a vet who told me it was stored in a trunk for the last 60 years and he did not know about it until recently, needed money and I gladly purchased it.

 

Tang File Marks are Kiri...…….Almost completely gone on Mei side

Sword Type Wakizashi Shinogi Zukuri

Sori is 12mm

Cutting Edge is 17 3/4 iunch

Bosi is 25 mm

Hamon is Large Gunome

Mune is Hikushi

Shinogi Ji is 8mm witdth

Thickness of tang at Mune Machi is 5mm

Width of blade at Mune is 28 mm

Peg hole is NOT drilled

Hada is Munji

Noi & Nie are present

 

My guess is one of the early KANE MASA listed,  what do you think?

 

Thanks to all

 

Edward G

[Stephen]

KANEMASA (兼方), Bun´an (文安, 1444-1449), Mino – “Kanemasa” (兼方), Zenjō school (善定), Seki, first name Sei´emon (清右衛門) KANEMASA (兼方), Eishō (永正, 1504-1521), Mino – “Nōshū Seki-jū Kanemasa saku” (濃州関住兼方作), “Kanemasa” (兼方), Zenjō school (善定), it is said that he moved later to Ōishiwa (大石和) in Kai province, this tradition goes back to an extant blade with the signature “Eishō ninen hachigatsu-hi Nōshū Seki-jū Kanemasa saku – Kōshū Ōishiwa-jū Kubota Tōjirō” (永正二年八月日・濃州関住兼方作・甲州大石和住窪田藤次郎, “made by Kanemasa from Seki in Mino province on a day in the eighth month Eishō two [1505], Kubota Tōjirō from Ōishiwa from Kai province”), Kubota Tōjirō (窪田藤次郎) could either be the real name of Kanemasa or the orderer of the blade in question, chū-saku KANEMASA (兼方), Bunki (文亀, 1501-1504), Mino – “Kanemasa” (兼方), Zenjō school (善定), Seki KANEMASA (兼方), Kan´ei (寛永, 1624-1644), Mino – “Zenjō-masson Kanemasa” (善定末孫兼方, “Kanemasa, successor of the Zenjō line”), he lived in Seki KANEMASA (兼方), Enpō (延宝, 1673-1681), Mino – 

 

 

not sure if its masa but sure looks like it   few in eswords by Sesko 

[SteveM]

I didn't realize 方 could be read as masa, but indeed it can. 

[Edward G]

Thanks Steve  M & Stephen C. for your information !!!

 

Edward  G