NihontoWatch青龍斎正次の子で桜井家の養子となる。 正次は二代固山宗次の門人、有栖川宮戚仁親王の相手鍛冶として兵庫県の舞子にて鍛刀し鍛錬術を奉授する。重要無形文化財である刀匠、隅谷正 峰の師でもあり、有能な門人を育て門下には人間国宝・隅谷正峰外有名刀匠が多数あります。明治23年帝室技芸員制度が設置されると、宮本包則、月山貞一、堀井胤吉、１１代和泉守兼定等と共に宮内省御用刀工に選ばれた明治きっての名工です。 昭和25年11月16日、富士山麓の金剛道場にて没、八十三歳。 堂々たる名ぶりのうぶ茎で春風という号まである傑作です。鞘の小口が緩めです。
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Meiji: survival after the edict
The Haitōrei edict of 1876 ended sword wearing and nearly ended the craft itself. Military demand and imperial patronage kept a remnant alive, and in 1906 Gassan Sadakazu and Miyamoto Kanenori were named Artists to the Imperial Household.
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