Kantei

Bibliography and credits

Sources

The sources consulted on 4 October 2026, by type. Dealers served to check facts, but they are neither cited nor linked; their photos carry the generic credit.

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Sources

Museums and NBTHK

  1. NBTHK, catalogue of 平成の名刀・名工展 (Heisei no Meitō Meikōten), 2019
  2. ColBase (National Museums of Japan): his works in the Tokyo National Museum
  3. Bunka Isan Online: tachi of 1960 (皇孫殿下御守刀, Kōson denka omamori-gatana)
  4. Ehime Museum of History and Culture: 刀匠高橋貞次の彫刻用具 (Tōshō Takahashi Sadatsugu no chōkoku yōgu), his engraving tools
  5. Ehime Museum of History and Culture: 人間国宝・高橋貞次の鍛錬場の資料について (Ningen kokuhō Takahashi Sadatsugu no tanrenba no shiryō ni tsuite), on the material from his forge, 2002

References

  1. Japanese Wikipedia: 高橋貞次 (Takahashi Sadatsugu)
  2. Kotobank: 高橋貞次 (Takahashi Sadatsugu), in the 20世紀日本人名事典 (Nijusseiki Nihon jinmei jiten)
  3. Ehime Kioku, from the Ehime prefecture lifelong learning centre: 高橋貞次 (Takahashi Sadatsugu)
  4. Markus Sesko: Mukansa/Ningen-Kokuhō List

Image credits

  1. His engraving tools: handmade chisels, hammers and a magnifying glass. (utiles-grabado.jpg)

    Photo: Ehime Museum of History and Culture. © Ehime Museum of History and Culture.
  2. Lead moulds of his engravings: Daikokuten, Fudō Myōō and dragons. (moldes-grabado.jpg)

    Photo: Ehime Museum of History and Culture. © Ehime Museum of History and Culture.
  3. Katana of 1963, with the dragon and the plum tree engraved. (katana-1963-grabado.jpg)

    Photo: dealer in Japan.
  4. Tang of a katana of 1940. (katana-1940-nakago.jpg)

    Photo: dealer in Japan.
  5. A tantō of his, with a plum tree, a bamboo and a pine engraved. (tanto-grabado-hoja.jpg)

    Photo: dealer in Japan.
  6. Poster of the video of Matsuyama castle (video-M_SOI_h6yAg.jpg)

    Still: 松山城公式チャンネル (Matsuyama-jō kōshiki channel), on YouTube.