Echizen Kanetane
越前兼植 (Echizen Kanetane)
An Echizen smith of the early Edo period, from the families who came from Seki and formed Echizen Seki; ranked yoki-wazamono.
Profile
Kanetane belongs to the families of smiths from Seki in Mino who moved to Fukui in Echizen in the early Edo period and formed the so-called Echizen Seki, with Kanenori, Shigetaka and Hirotaka. The Kaihō Kenjaku of 1797 ranks him yoki-wazamono for the cutting of his blades.
Rankings
- Yoki-wazamono (very good) (Kaihō Kenjaku, 1797)