My New Wakizashi

[stannadel]

Hi everyone.  I just got a new wakizashi at an auction in Vienna and wonder if anyone could help with the signature on it.  Thanks in advance for any leads.

[ROKUJURO]

Stan,

maybe  .....ZEN no JU KANE.....(KIYO?).

Difficult to read, as the NAKAGO photo is upside down and shot at an angle, so I am unable to guess the first KANJI.

I cannot open the second and third photo. 

[Ray Singer]

Echizen ju kanetane

[stannadel]

Thanks for the help.  I'm traveling now, but will try to make a better picture when I get back home next month.

[cisco-san]

Echizen ju kanetane

Ray, you are (of course) right.

 

Stan,

Echizen ju Kanetane (I guess 2nd gen.)

KANETANE (兼植), 2nd gen., Kan´ei (寛永, 1624-1644), Echizen – “Echizen-jū Kanetane” (越前住兼植), “Kanetane” (兼植), Echizen-Seki school

 

Here a better pic from the Nakago