Ray Singer Posted May 17, 2020 Report Posted May 17, 2020 Large Mino Kanemoto wakizashi with a wide mihaba. Itame-hada with flowing areas, typical of Sue-Mino. Hamon is likewise representative of the Sue-Mino group. Togari-gonome hamon, with low-lying areas between the gonome which right right along the ha. It most areas this remains visible as a 1mm wisp of nioi, however I believe that the sword has some areas of kakedasu hamon (spots which run off the edge), and want to describe it as having that feature. Nagasa is 1 shaku 2 shaku 4 bu (37.6cm). In perfect polish, with niji copper habaki and shirayasa with horn hatomei. Overall, this is a very nice and representative example of late Muromachi Kanemoto. Being sold for a friend who was recently furloughed, and he has priced the Kanemoto to sell quickly. $1,800 (plus shipping and PayPal). Any questions, please email raymondsinger@gmail.com
Ken-Hawaii Posted May 17, 2020 Report Posted May 17, 2020 If there's kakedasu hamon (& I agree there are several spots), how did the blade get papered, Ray?
Ray Singer Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Posted May 17, 2020 The NBTHK may have simply allowed for it. For example, it appears that kakedasu is no obstacle for Muramasa to paper (even above Hozon).
Ray Singer Posted May 18, 2020 Author Report Posted May 18, 2020 I think that I have answered the question. I studied the Kanemoto in better light than I had available to me over the weekend when I did the initial photos. What appears to be kakedasu is intact in the upper part of the blade. There is a thin line of hamon (think ito-suguha) which bridges the gap in all of those areas. It does appear that the only true kakedasu is right down at the bottom in the area just above the hamachi. In that area there are a small gaps, each of just a few millimeters. It does not seem that shinsa weighs against a sword as seriously if there is an issue with the hamon in that area. I have had several swords with hamon that were weak at the hamachi, small kakedasu, yakiotoshi-type appearance (polished down, not intentional yakiotoshi) which nonetheless papered. In this case, if there were kakedasu in the upper part of the sword the blade may not have papered. However that does not appear to be the case here and the hamon is intact above the habaki-moto area.
Ray Singer Posted May 21, 2020 Author Report Posted May 21, 2020 Reduced to $1,400 (plus shipping and PayPal). Any inquiries, please email raymondsinger@gmail.com.
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