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With the given criteria Tensho date in mind, several Kanenori come into consideration: KANENORI (兼則), Eiroku (永禄, 1558-1570), Mino – “Kanenori” (兼則), “Nōshū Seki-jū Kanenori” (濃州関住兼則), “Nōshū-jū Kanenori Jū´en” (濃州住兼則拾円), San´ami school, real name Hori Shirōbei (堀四郎兵衛), priest name Jū´en (拾円, also read Shū´en), it is said that he lived in Kawado (河戸) in Mino province KANENORI (兼則), Bunroku (文禄, 1592-1596), Mino – “Kanenori” (兼則), “Nōshū-jū Kanenori” (濃州住兼則), San´ami school, with the shintō era and the decreasing demand for swords, the Mino-Kanenori line was not that productive and the smiths moved to other provinces like Yamashiro, Echigo, Echizen, Owari, Settsu or Shinano, chū-saku KANENORI (兼則), 2nd gen., Keichō (慶長, 1596-1615), Mino/Echizen – “Kanenori” (兼則), “Echizen no Kuni-jū Kanenori” (越前国住兼則), “Echizen no Kuni Kanenori Sekigahara go-jin kore o saku” (越前国兼則関ケ原 御陣作之, “made by Echizen Kanenori in a field camp at the Battle of Sekigahara”), “Echizen Ichijō-jū Kanenori” (越前一乗兼則), he lived in Ichijōdani (一乗谷) in Echizen province but came originally from Mino, it is said that he was the son of the Kanenori who moved around Tenbun (天文, 1532-1555) to Echigo, he succeeded as 2nd gen. of this line and was the older brother of the 1st gen. Shinpachi Kanenori (新八包則) And if you don’t have a concrete signature, it is very difficult to nail the bid down. So “end of Muromachi Mino Kanenori work” seems ambiguous at a glance but is actually not bad and reflects what can be said on a mumei blade like this. So when for example another but signed naginata pops up that is very close to this one, this would be a very good reference to further nail down the attribution as then one can assume that this or that guy also focused on naginata