* Image is for illustrative purposes only.Sakakura Terukane
坂倉照包
Description
Lineage
Sakakura Gon no Shin Terukane was a Shinto-period swordsmith who worked in Settsu (Osaka) in the early Edo period, active around 1673 to 1688. He is described as a pupil of Echigo no Kami Kanesada.
Signature and Career
Until about 1680 he signed with the same name as his teacher, "Echigo no Kami Kanesada." After that he used his family name Sakakura and the title Gon no Shin, signing "Sakakura Gon no Shin Terukane."
Style
His work is regarded as typical Osaka Shinto, with the flamboyant toranba hamon favored by Tsuda Sukehiro and his son Sukenao. The steel is itame, the boshi is o-maru, and the hamon is nie-deki.
Reputation
A blade with a 1972 sayagaki by Sato Kanzan, who praised the hamon as a splendid toranba, is known.
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