Kanefusa clove - Kanefusa clove

...In the early days, the style of Sekimono included the dignified thin straight blades represented by Kanekichi, but in general, most of them were based on practical, subdued "notare" (a type of blade with a deep fragrance) and "togarigunomemidare" (a type of blade with a sharp and irregular pattern). Among them, there were also some highly individualistic blades, such as Kanefusa's "Kanefusa Clove" with its unique clove pattern and "Kanemoto's Sanbonsugi" with its sharp and irregular pattern. Also, what is particularly noteworthy about Sekimono is their extremely sharp cutting edge, and Kanemoto (Seki no Magoroku) and Kanesada were often cited as the finest swordsmiths in the Edo period, that is, the sharpest swordsmiths. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kanefusa Choji" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…関物の作風は初期には兼吉に代表される細直刃の品格のあるものもあるが，一般に実用本位の匂口（においくち）の沈んだ〈のたれ〉，〈尖り互の目乱（とがりぐのめみだれ）〉を主調としたものが多い。またなかには兼房にみる〈兼房丁子〉と称して独特な互の目丁子刃，〈兼元の三本杉〉といって尖り互の目の連（つ）れた刃文など個性の強いものもみられる。また，関物で特筆されるのは切れ味が非常にすぐれていたことで，兼元(関の孫六)や兼定は江戸時代にはしばしば最上大業物（おおわざもの），つまり最もよく切れる刀工にあげられている。…

※「兼房丁子」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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