Kanemichi/Naomichi

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I have a Wak made by Kanemichi/Naomichi of the Michina school. I was wondering if any body out there had samples of his mei so that I can narrow down what his mei looked like at various times in his life. When did he start using the the crysanthamum in his mei. Also how does he rate as far as swordsmiths go. Any other details on him would be very helpfull..........Thanks for any help in advance.......Jimmy

[saipan59]

Hi Jimmy,

Go to the jssus.org site and look in the "jsl index" - it will show you a bunch of references with info, such as Fujishiro Shinto-hen (which has oshigata).

 

Do you know if you have a shodai or a nidai? Compare the "kane" kanji between 1-dai and 2-dai, and focus on the 4 little 'legs' on the bottom of the character. In one case, the two outer 'legs' angle downwards, and in the other the legs stay more horizontal.

 

Mishina is my favorite school, but I'm no expert...

 

Pete

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

Since there are three Naomichi (two in shinto and one in shinshinto) posting some pictures can be helpful.

[DirkO]

Hi,

 

Here's a former discussion about a Kanemichi/Naomichi :

 

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3563

And here's a pic of my Tango no Kami Naomichi (shodai)