Nihonto Club

Period: starts Kanei (1624-1644)
Nagasa: 69,5cm
Sori: 1,4cm
Tsukurikomi: shinogi-zukuri
Mei: mumei
Paper: NTHK Yushu: 伝 丹後守兼道 (Den Tango No Kami Kanemichi), 寛文ごろ Kanbun goro (um die Zeit Kanbun) (1661-1673)

Settsu Tango No Kami Kanemichi (Edo): He was born in 1602. He died in 1672. He received his title in 1625 and moved to Osaka. He was one of the best Mishina smiths in Osaka. The dating provided by the NTHK — citing the Kanbun era for the first generation — aligns with the traditional, established descriptions, such as those found in Fujishiro’s works.