Kantei

Bibliography

Sources

The sources consulted on 4 October 2026, grouped by type. Only the sources that do not sell swords are linked; the others served to check facts, but they are neither cited nor linked.

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Sources

Encyclopaedias

  1. 二代越後守包貞 (Nidai Echigo no Kami Kanesada), Japanese Wikipedia
  2. 刀剣の業物一覧 (tōken no wazamono ichiran), Japanese Wikipedia

Researchers

  1. Markus Sesko, table of contents of “Shintō Zen”
  2. Japanese Sword Index, “Shinto Swordsmith Ranking” (Tomita Kiyama’s ranking)

NBTHK

  1. NBTHK, 2024 catalogue
  2. NBTHK, 2025 catalogue

Consulted, without a link

  1. Nagoya Castle: catalogue of the 2023 exhibition (from 9 September to 9 October)
  2. 芳賀矢一 (Haga Yaichi), 日本人名辞典 (Nihon jinmei jiten), entries 照包 (Terukane) and 兼貞 (Kanesada), on Japan Search