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Inaba ~Primer~  







Mino Influences

INABA

 KANESAKI KEI-CHO  1596         TADAKUNI (YAMASHIRO) KAN-EI 1624
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 KANESAKI                       TADAKUNI
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 KANESAKI (3rd)                 TADAKUNI 
   _|_        TAIJIMA KANETSUGU   _|_
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 KANESAKI (8th)  MEIJI          TADAKUNI (8th) BUN-KA 1804
                                
                                        TADAKUNI:Like KANESAKI

  KANESAKI: Skin steel is ITAME KO-MOKUME with MASAME. 
  HOSO-SUGU is usual but GUNOME, NOTARE GUNOME as well. 
  SANBONSUGI have been seen.

KANETSUGU GEN-ROKU (t: KANESAKI): TAJIMA JU. WAZAMONO.
    TANSHU IZUISHI JU KANETSUGU
Inaba Kanesaki
Nagasa: 25 1/4"
Moto-Haba: 1 3/16"
Saki-Haba: 15/16"

1.5" Strong Kissaki
Shinogi-Tsukuri, Ihori-Mune, strong Sugata with strong and elongated Chu-Kissaki.
Gunome Notare, Chu-widthYakiba has Togari.
Mokume Itame mix
Gunome-Midare with Ko-nie
Suriage and Machi-okuri with two Mekugi-ana.
   Inshu ju Kanesaki

Appears to be the 3rd or 4th Kanesaki who worked in late 1600s.  Work shows Mino School origins.

















































Heianjo Tadakuni Yoroidoshi
Nagasa:8 Sun 8 Bu 3 Rin (26.75cm)
Moto-Kasane: 3 Bu 4 Rin (1.3cm)
Nakago: 3 Sun 5 Bu 10.6cm)

Hira-Tsukuri, Ihori-Mune, Uchizori Yoroidoshi.
Engraved on the Mune: Bonji and Suken.
Itame Hada has Ji-Nie and Chikei.
Gunome Choji-Midare Ba with deep Ashi that is brushed with Sunagashi through the troughs. In bright, clear Nioi and Nie.
Suguha Sunagashi and Hakikake Boshi with Kinsuji and Hakikake Ko-Maru and long Kaeri.
Kurijiri, Ubu Maru-mune Nakago has one Mekugi-ana and signed on the Mune. Kuni is rendered as Koku, with Tama inside.
Heianjo Junin Tadakuni


Courtesy and Permissions Dr Tokuno Kazuo