Art Of Japanese Sword Polishing

Name: Art Of Japanese Sword Polishing
Brand: Kodansha America Inc
SKU: 9781568365183
Price: 49.01 EUR
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By (author): Setsuo Takaiwa Yoshindo Yoshihara

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 See more

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Weight: 850g
Dimensions: 199 x 266mm
Publication Date: 10 May 2013
Publisher: Kodansha America Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781568365183

About Setsuo TakaiwaYoshindo Yoshihara

SETSUO TAKAIWA is one of Japans top sword polishers and is called upon by museums around the world from Bostons Museum of Fine Arts to the British Museum to help maintain their historic sword collections.YOSHINDO YOSHIHARA is ranked among the top swordsmiths in Japan. His family has been making tools and swords for several generations.LEON and HIROKO KAPP have studied Japanese swords for decades and are co-authors with Yoshindo of The Craft of the Japanese Sword and Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths. The Kapps live in San Rafael California. Yoshindo Yoshihara and Leon Kapp frequently lecture and give demonstrations in the United States.