From raw steel to tempered blade, this text presents a visual account of thencient craft of swordmaking as practiced in modern Japan.

In The Art of the Japanese Sword, master swordsmith Yoshindo Yoshihara offers a detailed look at the entire process of Japanese sword making, including the fini

The more than thousand-year-old art of sword making in Japan is one of the world's most brilliant metalworking traditions. In danger of being lost when sword ma

Connoisseur's Book Japanese Swords is a Kodansha International publication.

"This extensively illustrated catalogue is published in conjunction with the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the arts of the samurai, including the fi