Sanekage
真景 (Sanekage)
A Kaga smith of the Nanbokuchō period, a pupil of Norishige according to tradition; few signed blades are known.
Profile
Sanekage worked in Kaga in the Nanbokuchō period; his dated works run from 1367 to 1374. Tradition makes him a pupil of Norishige of Etchū, although half a century separates the dated works of the two. Few signed blades of his survive; his jigane shows the matsukawa-hada typical of Norishige and the smiths close to him.
Monograph
Sanekage (真景)
Who Sanekage was, what is documented and what is tradition, with the level of evidence of each fact.
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Notable works
- Tantō signed in Kaga and dated the sixth year of Jōji (1367): important cultural property.