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The Craft of the Japanese Sword

ISBN-13: 9781568364315

Contributor(s): Leon Kapp (author), Hiroko Kapp (author)

Subjects: The Arts: General Issues

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Kodansha Books

Publication Date: 02-11-2012

Format: Hardback

Availability: In stock

£45.00

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About the book

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 Japan's

The Craft of the Japanese Sword

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