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The Craft of the Japanese Sword
Leon Kapp, Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo YoshiharaHow much do you like this book?
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Well over a thousand years old, the tradition of swordmaking in Japan is one of the most highly regarded metal crafts in the world. When all sword manufacture was prohibited in Japan for seven years after World War II, the age-old techniques were in danger of being lost forever. Today, in the hands of a new generation of practitioners, the craft is making a startling comeback. Connoisseurs say that the swords being produced now are the equal of anything made in Japan in the past few hundred years.
This book takes the reader into the workshops of four of Japans leading sword craftsmen. Each craftsman has a different role in the manufacture of a blade. Yoshindo Yoshihara, the swordsmith, begins with raw steel made in a traditional charcoal-fueled smelter and refines it by folding and forging, gradually shaping it into a sword with a hardened edge.
This book takes the reader into the workshops of four of Japans leading sword craftsmen. Each craftsman has a different role in the manufacture of a blade. Yoshindo Yoshihara, the swordsmith, begins with raw steel made in a traditional charcoal-fueled smelter and refines it by folding and forging, gradually shaping it into a sword with a hardened edge.
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Year:
1987
Publisher:
Kodansha International
Language:
english
Pages:
168
ISBN 10:
087011798X
ISBN 13:
9780870117985
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PDF, 53.59 MB
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CID , CID Blake2b
english, 1987
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