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Gokaden: The Five Traditions of Japanese Swordm...
Gokaden: The Five Traditions of Japanese Swordmaking Quick Summary The Gokaden (五箇伝) are the five great schools of Japanese swordmaking that defined the Koto period: Yamashiro, Yamato, Bizen, Soshu, and...
Gokaden: The Five Traditions of Japanese Swordm...
Gokaden: The Five Traditions of Japanese Swordmaking Quick Summary The Gokaden (五箇伝) are the five great schools of Japanese swordmaking that defined the Koto period: Yamashiro, Yamato, Bizen, Soshu, and...
Gimei: How to Spot a Fake Signature on a Katana
Gimei: How to Spot a Fake Signature on a Japanese Sword Quick Summary Gimei (偽銘) is a false signature on a nihonto, a famous smith's name cut into the tang...
Gimei: How to Spot a Fake Signature on a Katana
Gimei: How to Spot a Fake Signature on a Japanese Sword Quick Summary Gimei (偽銘) is a false signature on a nihonto, a famous smith's name cut into the tang...
Hawley Rating Explained: Valuing Japanese Sword...
Hawley Rating Explained: How Japanese Swordsmiths Are Valued Quick Summary The Hawley rating is a numerical score, drawn from W. M. Hawley's reference book Japanese Swordsmiths, that ranks a smith's...
Hawley Rating Explained: Valuing Japanese Sword...
Hawley Rating Explained: How Japanese Swordsmiths Are Valued Quick Summary The Hawley rating is a numerical score, drawn from W. M. Hawley's reference book Japanese Swordsmiths, that ranks a smith's...
Tenka-Goken: The Five Greatest Japanese Swords ...
Tenka-Goken: The Five Greatest Japanese Swords Ever Made Quick Summary The Tenka-Goken (天下五剣), the "Five Swords Under Heaven," are the five blades traditionally ranked as the greatest in Japanese history....
Tenka-Goken: The Five Greatest Japanese Swords ...
Tenka-Goken: The Five Greatest Japanese Swords Ever Made Quick Summary The Tenka-Goken (天下五剣), the "Five Swords Under Heaven," are the five blades traditionally ranked as the greatest in Japanese history....
Sayagaki: The Appraisal Inscriptions That Add V...
Sayagaki: The Appraisal Inscriptions That Add Value to a Nihonto Quick Summary Sayagaki (鞘書き) is an appraisal written in ink directly on the shirasaya, the plain wooden scabbard a blade...
Sayagaki: The Appraisal Inscriptions That Add V...
Sayagaki: The Appraisal Inscriptions That Add Value to a Nihonto Quick Summary Sayagaki (鞘書き) is an appraisal written in ink directly on the shirasaya, the plain wooden scabbard a blade...
Kizu: Nihonto Blade Flaws That Kill Value (and ...
Kizu: The Nihonto Blade Flaws That Kill Value (and the Ones That Don't) Quick Summary Kizu (疵) means flaw, and every antique blade has the potential for them. The skill...
Kizu: Nihonto Blade Flaws That Kill Value (and ...
Kizu: The Nihonto Blade Flaws That Kill Value (and the Ones That Don't) Quick Summary Kizu (疵) means flaw, and every antique blade has the potential for them. The skill...