Mino “Kane-“ lineage

[Ron M]

I have two Kane- signed blade, one wak and one tanto.

both have Higaki yasurimei.

one is KaneNori, one is KaneNobu.

 Are they from the same lineage?

my Kanenori has hozon paper

regards for info

Ron

[Ray Singer]

Many (most) koto Mino swordsmiths used the kanji Kane (兼) at the start of their art names, going back to Kaneuji. They are related in the sense that they are part of the same tradition in the gokaden and the same general geographic location. 

[ChrisW]

Generally lineage means a master-apprentice relationship; sometimes with them being related by blood, adopted, or sometimes neither. In the case of a lineage, they share the same name such as Kanesada (unless a successor earns a title or changes it later in their life). Your best bet would be to investigate these two smiths and see if one trained the other. You could check Hawleys for that.

At the very least, they belong to the same school. Higaki yasurime is typically a trait of the Mino school.