This is a katana made by Kanemoto of Mino province during the Showa era. The blade has a sabonsugi-hamon temper pattern and is accompanied by a Hozon Token certificate from the NBTHK. The sword features a shinogizukuri shape and comes with a white scabbard and a gold foil habaki.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Showa · nagasa 69.1cm · sori 1.4cm
Mino-den · Mino · around 1926-1989
1 piece on the market now
Mino-den · Mino
24 pieces on the market now
Kanemoto (兼元) worked at Akasaka in Mino Province, and the line takes its place among the smiths of the late Muromachi period whom the NBTHK registers under the Mino-den tradition centered on Seki. The setsumei place the family within the Sue-Seki (Sue-Mino) milieu, naming Kanemoto alongside Kanesada as the two leading figures of the province in this era; one tantō note instead pairs the name with Kaneshiba, and another with Izumi no Kami Kaneshige, marking the company the line kept. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kanemoto兼元 | 1521-1528 | 30 |
| Kanemoto兼元 | 1532-1555 | 0 |
| Kanemoto兼元 | 1573-1592 | 0 |
| Kanemoto兼元 | 1592-1596 | 0 |
| Kanemoto兼元 | 1818-1830 | 0 |
No cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
This is a katana made by Kanemoto of Mino province during the Showa era. The blade has a sabonsugi-hamon temper pattern and is accompanied by a Hozon Token certificate from the NBTHK. The sword features a shinogizukuri shape and comes with a white scabbard and a gold foil habaki.
NihontoWatchBETAmei · Showa · nagasa 69.1cm · sori 1.4cm
Mino-den · Mino · around 1926-1989
1 piece on the market now
Mino-den · Mino
24 pieces on the market now
Kanemoto (兼元) worked at Akasaka in Mino Province, and the line takes its place among the smiths of the late Muromachi period whom the NBTHK registers under the Mino-den tradition centered on Seki. The setsumei place the family within the Sue-Seki (Sue-Mino) milieu, naming Kanemoto alongside Kanesada as the two leading figures of the province in this era; one tantō note instead pairs the name with Kaneshiba, and another with Izumi no Kami Kaneshige, marking the company the line kept. Learn more →
| Smith | Era | Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kanemoto兼元 | 1521-1528 | 30 |
| Kanemoto兼元 | 1532-1555 | 0 |
| Kanemoto兼元 | 1573-1592 | 0 |
| Kanemoto兼元 | 1592-1596 | 0 |
| Kanemoto兼元 | 1818-1830 | 0 |
No cooling-off period or returns; refund only if the purchased sword is proven fake, capped at purchase price (excludes commission sales, accessories, auction items).
