KAGA SHINTO
APPRAISAL
GROUP: ECHIZEN -MUSASHI
The KAGA border crushes ECHIZEN
against MINO. Both were greatly
influenced throughout the heavy production
period of the SENGOKU.
This is the reason for the reference,
"ECHIZEN-SEKI" or "KAGA-SEKI."
The arrival of SHINTO times saw
ECHIZEN and KAGA rich, and
active with sword production.
SUGATA - SHINTO KATANA made strongly with
shallow curve and low MUNE.
KISSAKI made strong.
HADA - Fine ITAME, MOKUME with MASAME.
Pronounced
O-ITAME HADA with JI-NIE. Light gray, clear
steel.
HAMON - SUGUHA, SUGU KO-MIDARE, MIDARE in
NIE.
Some SANBONSUGI (in KANEMOTO style)
CHOJI-GUNOME mix, or dense NIE-SUNAGASHI
separating evenly spaced O-HAKO-shaped
GUNOME-CHOJI MIDARE plateaus.
BOSHI - SUGU and MIDARE are found. NIE.
HAKIKAKE may be found.
NAKAGO - NAKAGO is usually strong with
well-formed,
smooth planes. Many KAGA blades have a
style of KENGYO JIRI where the SHINOGI
is near KIRI or straight. YASURI may be
YOKO or with HIRA SUJIKAI.
KAGA Tree
IYESHIGE
KEI-CHO 1596
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GEN-WA
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1615
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KAGEHIRA
KANEWAKA
KIYOHIRA ARIHIRA
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TAKAYUKI
KANEWAKA
KOREHIRA
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KANEWAKA
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IYETADA
IYEHIRA KIYOMITSU
KANEMAKI
TOMOSHIGE
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KIYOMITSU
KANEMAKI
KANENORI
IYETADA IYEHIRO
YUKIMITSU
ICHITETSU GEN-WA 1615
KANEHARU
Note: see HOKURIKUDO The Eight Roads -
SHINTO and SHIN-SHINTO
- KAGA Province - for details of DARANI and
TSUJIMURA Schools
KANEMAKI TEN-SHO: KISAI KANEMAKI arrives for
the MAEDA in
KANAZAWA. See KANESADA School.
KANEMAKI GEN-WA (f: KISAI KANEMAKI):
GOROUEMON. His
father
transferred from MINO KANESADA School.
GOROUEMON is
said to have
learned under KANESADA. Worked in KANAZAWA
and
made swords
ETCHU TAKAOKA.
KANEMAKI(3) KAN-EI (f: GOROUEMON KANEMAKI):
MURA SEIZO.
Work from
KAN-EI to SHO-O 1652 time, at KOMATSU for
the
MAEDA.
Long swords
mostly. SHINOGI-TSUKURI, IHORI-MUNE
CHU-KISSAKI.
KO-ITAME HADA
has MASAME. CHGU-SUGUHA with ASHI-IRI.
NOTARE BA
with KUICHIGAI BA and NIJUBA.
KASHU KOMATSU JU KANEMAKI
SAKU
KASHU KANAZAWA JUNIN KANEMAKI SAKU
KANEMAKI(4) KAN-BUN 1661: GOROUEMON.
KANAZAWA JU.
KANEMAKI(5) KYO-HO 1716: GOROUEMON in
KANAZAWA.
KANEHARU(1) TAKEUEMON, from SANAMI MINO.
Moves to
TANNONMIYA in
KAGA.
KANEHARU(2) KAN-EI: SOBE. Made swords in
KOMATSU Castle town
from KAN-EI
through SHO-O 1652 times.
KANEHARU(3) KAN-BUN (f: SOBE KANEHARU):
TANnoMIYA Group.
Running
KO-ITAMA with MASAME. KO-NIE DEKI NOTARE of
GUNOME-MIDARE
BA. Mid has SUNAGASHI.
NOTARE-KOMI
BOSHI with TOGARI turn. WAZAMONO.
(KASHU
KANEHARU descends from UEMON KANEHARU of
TEN-SHO SANAMI KANEHARU
line.
KANENORI(1) (f: ECHIZEN KANENORI(2): SAKUBE.
ECHIZEN /
ECHIGO TOYAMA
moves to KANAZAWA. KAGA KANENORI
roots to
HIDEKATSU in EI-ROKU - TEN-SHO 1573.
KASHU JU FUJIWARA KANENORI
KANENORI(2) GEN-ROKU (f: SAKUBE KANENORI):
SUKENOJO.
KANAZAWA Line.
SHINOGI-TSUKURI,
IHORI-MUNE, CHU-KISSAKI KATANA.
ITAME HADA with JI-NIE.
SUGUHA with GUNOME ASHI-IRI in the
KATAOTOSHI
Stooped Shoulders style.
SUGU KO-MARU
BOSHI.
KASHU JU
TANNOMIYA FUJIWARA KANENORI
KASHU KANAZAWA JU TANNOMIYA
KANENORI
KANEHARU(4) (f: KANENORI): HACHIBE.
KANAZAWA.
KANETOMO KAN-BUN: TSUJIMURA Group.
GUNOME-MIDARE BA.
WAZAMONO.
KASHU JU KANETOMO
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Kanewaka

Juyo
Bijutsu-Hin
Kanewaka
Nagasa:
2 Shaku 2 Sun 6 Bu (68.98cm)
Moto-Haba: 1 Sun 4 Rin (3.15cm)
Nakago: 5 Sun 8 Bu (17.73cm)
Tsuji Hiroharu
Family Possession.
Namboku
style Shinogi-Tsukuri,
Ihori-Mune, little curve to
elongated Chu-Kissaki. Bohi ni
Subi omote, Mittsu Hi Ura.
Running Ko-Itame
becomes rouigher in the Moto.
Ko-Notare Gunome-Midare Togari
Ba and Ashi in tight
Nioi-Guchi with Ko-Nie.
Sunagashi and long Kinsuji run
the Habuchi.
Midare-Komi Komaru omote
Boshi. Ura is Notare-Komi with
Togari turn.
Suriage Kirijiri Nakago has
three Mekugi-ana.
Kashu Ju Kanewaka Tsukuru
(Mittsu
Uroko "Three Shield"
Mon)
Shi Su
Keicho Ju Rokunen San Gatsu
Hi
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