Japanese Sword Craftsmanship – Tokyo National Museum.

The Japanese Sword – Iron Craftsmanship and the Warrior Spirit. Special Exhibition.

Tokyo, Tokyo National Museum, 1997. 22.5 x 29 cm. XXII, 356 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Very rare.

Exhibition catalogue with illustrations in colour, and the following text sub-chapters in English:– Foreword from the Tokyo National Museum, List of Exhibits, The Beginning of the Japanese Sword, The Swords and Sword Mountings in the Shosoin Repository, Sword and Mountings of the Heian and Kamakura periods, Swords and Swords Mountings in the Kasuga Taisha, Bizen Osafune, Soshu Masamune, Sword and Mountings of the Nanbokucho and Muromachi Periods, and Swords and Mountings of the Momoyama and Edo Periods. The volume also lists details of the 351 items form the 1997 exhibition, comprising chiefly swords, armour, and other items of Japanese military history.

• Keywords: Catalogue Four – International Art · Japan · Japanese Art · Schwert · Schwerter · Sword
• Language: English / Japanese
• Inventory Number: 75281AB

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