Nantoka Kanenori

[Toryu2020]

I have a question I hope is worthy of the NMB -

 

Friend of a friend has this old sword on his wall and the signature is;

關住なんとか兼治作

Seki Jû Nantoka Kanenori saku

 

 

What I am after is the "Nantoka" - his Seki kanji is pretty idisyncratic and I have had no luck deciphering this third kanji which I presume to be a family name. I am told that Slough has a Kanenori using these kanji but I cannot for the life of me find my copy.

 

Does anyone recognize this character and is anyone willing to post the oshigata from Slough which may or may not be this same smith?

 

Thanks in advance for any help, hints or otherwise and no I have no other photos to share at the moment but have been asking for same...

-t

[Nobody]

Maybe Mori Kaneharu (森兼治).

[k morita]

Hi,

Yes,the pic is "Seki-ju Mori(family name) Kaneharu saku".

 

In my opinion, three Kaneharu(兼治) were in Seki at same period.

(1) Mori Kaneharu.

(2) Ando Kaneharu.

(3) Kato Kaneharu.

Slough's oshigata listed (1)Mori Kaneharu and (2)Ando Kaneharu.

 

(3)Kato Kaneharu was a swordsmith who belonged to the sword factory(Limited company,Seki-Kyoshin-Sha: 有限会社　関共進社).

[Toryu2020]

I thank you both -

I would never have got Mori out of that! It seems his handwriting improved over the years, here's hoping his sword making did as well...

-t