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The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords

ISBN-13: 9784770020710

Contributor(s): Kokan Nagayama (author), Kenji Mishina (translated by)

Subjects: Militaria, Arms & Armour

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Kodansha Books

Publication Date: 01-03-1998

Format: Hardback

Availability: Out of stock

£60.00

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About the book

A comprehensive guide to the appreciation and appraisal of Japanese swords, complete with historical background, terms and the workmanship of the foremost schools and smiths. Recently Japanese swords have gained enormous popularity as art objects with collectors and enthusiasts around the world, but until now much of the most detailed information on the subject has been availability only in Japanese. This comprehensive guide to the appreciation and appraisal of the blades of Japanese swords provides, at last, all the background that readers need to become true