Help Oshigata request

[Nicholas]

Hi,

 

    I would like some help finding oshigata to verify a signature of a sword I recently picked up signed Awataguchi Fujiwara Kanetsuna. I cannot find the name in any of the books I have or online anywhere. If anyone has any info can you please share. Supposed to be 2 generations.

 

Thank you,

Nicholas

[Bruce Pennington]

Don't know the era you're looking at, but JSI has 2:

 

kanetsun.jpg (100×434) (japaneseswordindex.com)

kanetsn2.jpg (95×391) (japaneseswordindex.com)

[Nicholas]

41 minutes ago, Bruce Pennington said:

Don't know the era you're looking at

Thanks Bruce. I should have mentioned that. He’s a Shinto smith from the Awataguchi Tadatsuna school around kanbun era.

[Jacques]

It's the only one i have found. Description says that at the beginning ot his career, he signed Kanetsuna with this kanji Kane 兼. Hope it can help 

[Nicholas]

6 hours ago, Jacques D. said:

 

It's the only one i have found

 

Thank you. This is the only one I have found also but couldn’t read the description. The signature on my sword is very close. I’m wondering if it’s the second generation but the sword has a kanbun Shinto shape.

[Jacques]

According the Nihonto meikan, there is no nidai Kanetsuna.

[Nicholas]

5 hours ago, Jacques D. said:

there is no nidai Kanetsuna

The website Shoshin shows 2. One in 1661 and the second 1704. Or am I reading this wrong.