Hatakeda Sanemori
真守 (Sanemori)
A smith of Hatakeda, in Bizen, active between 1275 and 1293 according to Kotobank, son or pupil of the first Moriie; several of his blades are important cultural properties.
Profile
Sanemori worked at Hatakeda, in Bizen, next to Osafune, in the second half of the Kamakura period. Kotobank gives him as active between the Kenji and Shōō eras (1275-1293) and makes him the son or pupil of the first Moriie. He signed «Sanemori» or «Sanemori tsukuru» (made by Sanemori).
Three tachi and two ken, straight double-edged blades, with his signature are important cultural properties, according to the same source. He shares his name with Sanemori of Ōhara, in Hōki, a Heian-period smith.
Notable works
- Three signed tachi and two signed ken, important cultural properties.