To understand Japanese sword polishing is to understand the Japanese sword. Down through the years, the great sword connoisseurs in Japan have been sword polish

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

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Tsukamaki, combining aesthetics, form and function, is the deceptively simple Japanese art of sword handle wrapping. Dr. Buck's work presents a general historic