Signatures:
兼氏 kaneuji
Recorded works
Biography and lineageShizu Kaneuji is said to be the founder of Mino tradition. One of 10 brilliant students of Masamune. Kaneuji is originally from Yamato area. Old books say he was the son of Tegai Kanenaga and started as a Tegai smith. Around the Genō era (1319-1321) Kaneuji left Yamato and moved to Shizu 志津 village in Taki-gun 多芸郡 of Mino province. Since then he is also called 'Shizu'. Around this time he also spent some time in Kamakura while studying under Masamune. However, Yamato Kaneuji 包氏 and Mino Kaneuji 兼氏 are considered to be different smiths. See Fujishiro [1] p.65 and p.91 for further explanation. References |
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Yamato Shizu vs Naoe Shizu vs Kaneuji
Since I'm always forgetting the convention around naming the works of Shizu, here's the explanation for the record:
Yamato Shizu: used to describe the work of Kaneuji, and of his students while working in the Yamato tradition.
Shizu: used to describe the work of Kaneuji after his trip to Kamakura to learn under Masamune. Afterwards, he settled in the village of Shizu in Mino province and changed the Kane character of his name.
Naoe Shizu: the students of Kaneuji after his name change and relocation to Mino.
Kaneuji: usually reserved to describe blades that bear the signature of Kaneuji (or to make a clear attribution to Kaneuji himself)
(Source: http://www.nihonto.ca)