KANETANE

KANETANE (ECHIZEN) early shinto period;
mei: mumei;
sugata: thin katana, shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, small sori 1.0 cm;
nagasa: 66.1 cm; moto-haba: 2.81 cm; saki-haba: 2.1 cm; kasane 0.62 cm;
nakago: ubu, two mekugi ana (small and large), flat ha-agari kuri-jiri tip, suji chigai yasurime, mumei;
hamon: narrow notare and suguha with some ashi in nie-deki;
boshi: sugu-komi with no kaeri;
jitetsu: itame hada with clear grain and abundant ji-nie;
[Mino-to: p. 103]
Slim blade of Echizen Seki school that is attributed to Kanetane, particularly due to jigane and hamon.
(oshigata from Aoi Art, Tokyo)