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Art of Japanese Sword Polishing

ISBN-13: 9781568365183

Contributor(s): Setsuo Takaiwa (author), Yoshindo Yoshihara (author)

Subjects: Decorative Wood & Metalwork

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Kodansha Books

Publication Date: 01-07-2013

Format: Hardback

Availability: Out of stock

£45.00

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About the book

To understand Japanese sword polishing is to understand the Japanese sword. Down through the years, the great sword connoisseurs in Japan have been sword polishers. A swordsmith can spend a large amount of time forging a classic sword, but refining and bringing out its final shape, color, and texture so that all the details of the steel and hamon (the temper line) are clearly visible is the responsibility of another craftsman-the sword polisher. An experienced polisher can tell immediately by whom a blade was made, so distinctive is each smith's work and so vital is

Art of Japanese Sword Polishing

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