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KanenobuKanenobu 兼延, 兼言is the name of both a Japanese swordsmith and his clan, a group that is famous for producing samurai swords, katana, wakizashi and, occasionally, spears in the style of the Mino School. The history of the family covers a period of more than 500 years. According to Victor Harris, Keeper at the Department of Japanese Antiquities at the British Museum, the first-generation Kanenobu worked around the year 1655 in Mino province, an area that was famous for its swords. Kanenobu is recognized as a leading swordsmith in the koto and shinto eras, and some of his relatives are still active today. In 2004, one of Kanenobu's relatives participated in the NBTHK sword forging competition. At one of the most spectacular Japanese sword exhibitions recently held, the one held at the British Museum in London, England, one of the masterpieces displayed was a third-generation Kanenobu sword that was made sometime between 1688 and 1704. Kanenobu specialized in the sambon sugi style of hamon and, most frequently, used the togari gunome-midare style as shown below. Further reading - Cutting Edge - Japanese Swords at the British Museum (exhibition) http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/cuttingedge/
- Search in ""The connoisseur's guide to Japanese swords, by Kokan Nagayamathe a very important book on Japanese swords http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/4770020716/ref=sib_dp_pt/104-3517786-2798308#reader-link
* Kanenobu oshigata http://www.traditionaloshigata.com/gallery/Kanenobu.jpg
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