Gassan Sadakatsu
月山貞勝 (Gassan Sadakatsu)
An Osaka smith (1869-1943), eldest son of the first Gassan Sadakazu and father of the second; he forged for the imperial family and trained Takahashi Sadatsugu.
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Sadakatsu, the eldest son of Gassan Sadakazu, carried on the family workshop in Osaka and its work for the imperial household. He forged the protective sword (mamorigatana) of Prince Akihito, the future emperor. His pupils included Takahashi Sadatsugu, who entered the Gassan workshop around 1917 and learned directly from him, and his son was the second Gassan Sadakazu, a living national treasure.
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Gassan Sadakatsu (月山貞勝)
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