兼元 犬養毅鞘書 焼き幅大きく華やかな三本杉金筋頻りに掛り匂口明るく冴える最高傑作 一尺八寸
Tokubetsuhozon Token

Kanemoto Wakizashi

No.133676

Kanemoto Inukai Tsuyoshi sheath inscription, Big Yakihaba, Gorgeouse Sanbonsugi, Kinsuji-shikirinikakari, Nioikuchi is bright and clear, A masterpiece 54.4cm

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Mei-Omote
Kanemoto(Orikaeshi-mei(inscription on the back))
Registration
Saitama 11/29/42(Showa)
Period
Late Muromachi period, around Daiei
Size

Hachou 54.4cm (一尺八寸) Sori 1.4cm
Moto-Haba 2.7cm Saki-Haba 2.1cm Moto-Kasane 0.33cm Shinogi-Thikess 0.51cm Saki-Kasane 0.37cm Kissaki-Chou 4.1cm Nakago-Chou 15.0cm Weight 430g

Country
Mino
Shape
Shinogidukuri, Iorimune, Standard Mihaba, Slightly deep Sori, Chu-Kissaki extended.
Kitae
Itamehada, Mokumehada, Mixed Nagarehada, Jinie entered fine and thick, Chikei entered, Faintly Utsuritatsu.
Hamon
Big Yakihaba and Gunome connecting, Mixed Togariba, Tobiyaki, Muneyaki-kakari, Ashi entered well. Small-Nie-tsuki, Kinsuji and Sunagashi-shikirinikakari, Nioikuchi is bright and clear.
Boushi
Midarekonde-Sakihakikakete-Fukakukaeru(Deep Return), It is connected to Muneyaki.
Nakago
Suriage, Kurijiri where a point is shallow, Shallow Yasureme-kattesagari, Mekugiana are two(2)
Habaki
Single Ginmuku (layer of solid silver.)
Drscription
Kanemoto is a blacksmith of the Mino SanMiami lineage, and the one who has been famous since ancient times is the second Kanemoto (commonly known as Magoroku), who lived in the middle of the Muromachi period and was known as Magoroku. , Also known as the best Ohwazamono, it has excellent sharpness and has been loved by warriors since ancient times.
Since Kanemoto II, he has been known by the common name Magoroku for generations, but Kanemoto's representative Hamon is Sanbonsugi(Three Cedars)-Midare, as it is said to be ``Seki no Magoroku Sanbonsugi(Three Cedars)'', which looks like a pair of eyes with a pointed heart. It is the name given because it looked like Sanbonsugi(Three Cedars).
This sword has gorgeous and big Yakihaba with Sanbonsugi(Three Cedars)-Midare that extends to Shinogi. The sword is in the style of Magoroku's Sanbonsugi(Three Cedars), with its uneven Gunome pattern. Small-Nie entered, Kinsuji and Sunagashi-shikirinikakaru, It works excellent, It is a masterpiece that Nioikuchi is bright and clear.
The inscription on the sheath states that the 29th Prime Minister of Japan, Inukai Tsuyoshi, sent this sword to Representative Ohno Shigeharu.
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