TOSHINAGA KANRO (ENBUN 1356 ND OMI) CHUKOTO JOSAKU
Even even though he is said to have been in both the Amakuro and the Sadamune Mon, there is considerable room for more research in this regard.  After living in Oshu Gamou-gun, he also made blades in Etchigo.  Even though his era is also considered to be Genko and Kenmu (1331-1334), when viewed from the point of the nengo on his oshigata, The Enbun era is the most appropriate.

Signatures:
OMI KANRO TOSHINAGA
OMI TAKAGI JU TOSHINAGA

Kanro Toshinaga was working in the Enbun era. He was named Tenkuro and was a student of Takagi Sadamune.
He lived at Kosyu Gamo and also worked at Echigo province.  This blade is from the Nanbokucyo period.
It has mitsu mune and is rather wide and thick and has engraved bo-hi on both sides of the blade.
The Jigane is a Mokume hada that is well grained with jinie and utsuri appears.
The Hamon is Niedeki with a sort of double hamon that’s bright and clear. There is  Sunagashi and kinsuji work. From The monouchi there is a more active hamon with sunagashi and kinsuji  also and
The boshi is Hakikake.

The Koshirae is  Ebi style issaku koshirae. It is all matching koshirae.
The Saya is red color Ebi saya with a Tsuba that is brass plate, engraved with millet ear style. The Menuki are a copper plate and a mice is engraved.  The Kozuka: brass plate, engraved millet ear and Koga are brass plate and  engraved millet ear also
Kojiri is of brass plate and  a lobster tail is engraved.

This blade had Tokubetsu Hozon papers but the originals were lost at some point and photo copies of the originals were retained which are supplied.

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