Katsujinken Posted March 31, 2018 Report Posted March 31, 2018 I believe this is a Hozon paper for a wakizashi by Kanemasa, but I’m having trouble figuring out exactly which Kanemasa we’re talking about here. Would appreciate any assistance! Thanks. Quote
Jussi Ekholm Posted March 31, 2018 Report Posted March 31, 2018 I think it is Kanemasu 兼舛. In the brackets it is indicated it is attributed to Shintō era. There seem to be 2 Kanemasu working that time, one Ryōken school smith during Keichō (I have 1 oshigata of him and mei seems different). There is also Kanbun era Kanemasu who had title Harima no Kami. He used 3 different masu characters in his signatures according Sesko Index. Unfortunately I don't have a mei example of his. 1 Quote
Katsujinken Posted March 31, 2018 Author Report Posted March 31, 2018 I think it is Kanemasu 兼舛. In the brackets it is indicated it is attributed to Shintō era. There seem to be 2 Kanemasu working that time, one Ryōken school smith during Keichō (I have 1 oshigata of him and mei seems different). There is also Kanbun era Kanemasu who had title Harima no Kami. He used 3 different masu characters in his signatures according Sesko Index. Unfortunately I don't have a mei example of his. Ah Kanemasu! I couldn't find Kanemasu in Fujishiro (Shinto), and the two character mei kind of threw me, so I assumed I had made a mistake or something. Thank you Jussi! Quote
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