A KANEIWA KATANA
Overview (Photos follow Description)
Kaneiwa was a respected swordsmith in the Mino tradition skilled at creating the eye-catching “Sanbonsugi hamon” temper line. This a temper line that “peaks” on every third wave mimicking the tree line of cedars that grow in the Gifu prefecture.
The great Magoroku Kanemoto first pioneered such a hamon in about 1500AD.
On the tsuba (guard), there is a Samurai holding a spear. This is the infamous and lovable Samurai, “Ohtaka Gengo”, one of the original 47 Ronin. (An 18th century story centered on a band of Samurai who set out to avenge the death of their master.)
Ohtaka Gengo was famous for his skills with the spear. He was also famous for drinking lots of sake!
Hitting the right light on the blade’s surface, one can enjoy a distinct pattern of shirake utsuri (faint whitish spots and reflections in the blade).
A fabulous set of tensho koshirae (mountings reminiscent of the 16th century) featuring a buffalo horn tip on the scabbard and a long tapered silk tsuka handle further compliments the sword.
Photos
*All photos taken professionally by Eric Bossick for Unique Japan
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