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Famous works

No blade by Sōkan designated by the State or by the NBTHK is recorded in the sources consulted; there is one in a museum in Boston.

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  2. In the lists

His works

WorkDateWhere
Katana signed 泰龍斉宗寛造之 (Tairyūsai Sōkan kore o tsukuru), 69.7 cm, with its mountingFifth month of 1866 (Keiō 2)Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1998.172a-c), gift of the W. A. Compton Oriental Arts Foundation; not on display

In the lists

The Yamada cutting lists (1797-1830) predate his dated blades, and it is not recorded that he appears in any other ranking in the sources consulted.