smith info needed

[zentsuji2]

Hizen kuni kanemoto.listed at the rear of sloughs book as TK138 KAN-1561. :dunno:p.s people s views below are correct.I had requested info in a klingon language,so have edited post.ianb.

[george trotter]

Ian,

I'm not sure what the first part of your question is asking....maybe rewrite it in clear English ...and post some pics?

For the second part you need to post a "wanted to buy" request in that section below.

Regards,

[Brian]

Ian,

You are going to have to slow down, use punctuation, and write more legibly. It's like reading in SMS-speak

Hizen kuni Kanemoto aka Magoroku Kanemoto = search the forum or Google, there is tons of info on him.

Is Kaneko a smith name? Need to see that second kanji. Where is he listed at the back of Slough's book?

 

Brian

[zentsuji2]

Sorry about punctuation.I only had a few minutes of time and it is a touch screen phone.i will look it up on the web.My main computer is down.Apologies ianb

[zentsuji2]

The smith name is in sloughs book at the rear kanemoto S 1M TK-138KAN -1560 AKA. MAGOROKU MAG-9 AKA KANEKO NOT LISTED.I have had aa look but cant find any information.Again sorry for the poor typing big hands small touch screen.The blade is star stamped and dated.There are marks on the top of the tang i cant find anywhere.ian b

[Brian]

Ian,

Magoroku is one of the BIG names in Nihonto...but he was a Koto smith around the mid 1500's onwards. Your WW2 smith, since the star stamp indicates a Rikgun Jumei Tosho WW2 smith, must be one of his descendants...likely the 27th generation.

See: http://www.ryujinswords.com/kanemoto2.htm

The 27th generation Kanemoto (Hawley KAN 1560/MAG 9; Slough p.44) was born Kaneko Tatsuichiro in Taisho 13 (1925), and was a descendant of the Kanemoto Magoroku school. In 1937 he joined the Nihonto Tanren-sho, where he studied swordsmithing under Watanabe Kanenaga. During WW2 he made swords for the Imperial Japanese Navy and signed Kaneko, Magoroku or Kanemoto. In 1944 he succeeded to the title of the 27th generation of Kanemoto Magoroku, after which he signed "27th generation Kanemoto". He was awarded 20 prizes by Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (NBTHK) and was officially commended with an award by the mayor of Seki in 1980. He was entitled an Important Intangible Cultural Asset by the Governor of Gifu prefecture in 1997. He died in 24 January 2008.

 

Brian

[David Flynn]

Name, Kaneko Tatsuichiro. Changed his name to Margoroku. Born, Jan 1924. Studied under Wantanabe Kanenaga, at eh Nihonto Tanren Juku (private school for forging Japanese swords). Named 27th generation Kanemoto in 1944. A direct descendant of the Tokuin Schools Kaneko Margaroku. He was a Kaigun Jumei Tosho during WW2

[zentsuji2]

You boys are going to kill me.I was puzzled by the hizen connection so i have asked a freind and it is the Kanemoto TK-138 KAN-1561 not the one above in sloughs book.I have looked on google but cannot find anything.The sword is RJT with date and nicely cut mei.I am ever so sorry ,i have only had it 1night and just got excited.Thanks for helping a fool who got excited.I wont post in future.Sorry if i have wasted all your time.ianb.

[Brian]

All I can find is a smith named Hizen Motomura Kanemoto. No other info, besides he was a RJT smith.

 

Brian

[zentsuji2]

Thankyou brian.I am sorry the info i had was mixed up.I purchased this as a fix up later job as it was a trade .I will not post until i have all the facts in future and promise better grammar.Look after yourself.ianb..

[zentsuji2]

Hizen kuni kanemoto.listed at the rear of sloughs book as TK138 KAN-1561. :dunno:p.s people s views below are correct.I had requested info in a klingon language,so have edited post.ianb.

"tie 2 birds together and although they have 4 wings,they still cannot fly"

[cisco-san]

from Markus Sesko´s book :D

 

Kanemoto (兼元), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Saga – „Hizen no Kuni Nagase-jū Kanemoto saku“ (肥前国長瀬住兼元作),

Name „Motomura Kensaku“ (元村兼作), born. 1907, teacher from 1924 - 3. Gen. Mutō Hisahiro (武藤久広), RJT

[zentsuji2]

Thanks to you all, i appreciate all your help and i am glad i joined.I have learned he won the army prize and made swords for the isa shrine when it was reopened.He entered many competitions .Thanks to brian ,george and klaus and any others for looking.ianb.