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Photograph of Terasawa Sadamune

Terasawa Sadamune

寺沢貞宗

National TreasureTantō dagger — Kamakura period

National Treasure

Terasawa Sadamune

寺沢貞宗

Type
Tantō dagger
Period and date
Kamakura period
Artist
Sadamune
Material
Steel
Collection:
Tokyo National Museum

03 — Overview

A Kamakura-period tantō, unsigned and attributed to Sadamune, known as Terasawa Sadamune. A National Treasure shown at the Tokyo National Museum.

04 — Object data

Designation
National TreasureSource ↗
Type
Tantō dagger
Category
Swords
Inscription (mei)
Unsigned (attributed to Sadamune)
Swordsmith
Sadamune
Material
Steel
Collection
Tokyo National Museum
05 — Detail · Tanto - Sadamune 2 · By Kakidai · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

12 — Collection

Tokyo National Museum

14 — Sources & references

  1. [1]
    寺沢貞宗

    文化庁 国指定文化財等データベース · Government · Supports: Designation, Name

  2. [2]
    Wikidata Q107045195

    Wikidata · Database · Supports: Name, Date, Maker, Collection · Accessed 2026-09-25

  3. [3]
    File:Tanto - Sadamune 2.jpg

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

  4. [4]
    File:Tanto - Sadamune.JPG

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

15 — Image credits

  1. Tanto - Sadamune 2

    Creator / Photographer
    Kakidai
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:Tanto - Sadamune 2.jpg ↗
    Credit
    Own work
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
  2. Tanto - Sadamune

    Creator / Photographer
    Kakidai
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:Tanto - Sadamune.JPG ↗
    Credit
    Own work
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
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