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Index of Japanese Swordsmiths N-Z

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Index of Japanese Swordsmiths N-Z

By: Markus Sesko

This index contains a comprehensive listing of more than 20,000 Japanese swordsmiths, from the early days right down to modern times, i.e. from kotô to shinsakutô. It is not simply a list of names, it also provides biographical information according to the extent of a smith's fame. Aim is to give the reader a coherent picture of a certain smith, that means his civilian name, how did he sign, in which style did he work, and who was his master or his school environment. Thereby, the most common theories on a smith are included and discrepancies in the transmissions are pointed out. This work is a revised and completely new recorded list of smiths by incorporating all relevant Japanese and non-Japanese sources. Incorrect entries and double listings were deleted and readings corrected. The smiths are listed in alphabetical order and sorted according to their used characters. A list of all characters used in the names of the smiths in this index is available, sorted by stroke order, so that the search of a smith with an unknown reading is also possible."--Back cover.

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Nihon-shinto-shi - The History of the shinto Era of Japanese Swords

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Nihon-shinto-shi - The History of the shinto Era of Japanese Swords

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This book should bring the reader more near to the no less interesting era of the ,,New Sword", the shinto. With the transition to the peaceful Edo period, the Japanese sword experienced considerable changes which are briefly touched in some other sword publications. This book now tries to present the historical and scholastic changes of the shinto in a comprehensive manner. The reader should get an idea about the activities of the Edo-period swordsmiths in all the provinces and how - if at all - they were connected in terms of school or workmanship. The classification based on the traditional gokaden is no longer applicable in shinto times and so a more geographical processing suggests itself. In the beginning we have the large sword centres of Kyoto, Osaka and Edo. Subsequently, all other provinces follow, arranged according to their ,,significance" in the sword world and in context with each other to avoid as much as possible big geographical and theoretical jumps.

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1300936118

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Swords from the Nihonto-Club Germany 2

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Swords from the Nihonto-Club Germany 2

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After about two years we are proud to present the second catalogue of the Nihonto-Club Germany. Again, and with the support of our members, we have collected and catalogued altogether 31 blades whereas this time tsuba and kodogu also appear in the catalogue. This publication not only introduces "well-known" and "classical" items but also fine blades by rare masters like Jitsu ́a, Ko-Hoki Sadatsuna, or the 3rd generation Hizen-Tadayoshi for example. The order follows the usual way, i.e. Koto, Sue-Koto, Keicho-Shinto, Shinto, Shinshinto, and Gendaito.

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1291382674

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Kantei Supplement 1

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Kantei Supplement 1

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This is the first supplement to the first two kantei volumes. It contains 61 koto, shinto and shinshinto blades in the classical order, namely kotō-gokaden, koto other provinces, shinto-centres Kyoto, Osaka and Edo, shinto other provinces and shinshinto. The numbering continues with the last blade of the Shinto & Shinshinto volume, i.e. with number 359.

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1291365559

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Nihon-shinshinto-shi - The History of the shinshinto Era of Japanese Swords

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Nihon-shinshinto-shi - The History of the shinshinto Era of Japanese Swords

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I now complete the series with the ,,Nihon-shinshinto-shi", the history of the shinshinto era of Japanese swords, starting from Suishinshi Masahide ́s initiation of a new trend around An ́ei (1772-1781) to the ban on swords issued by the Meiji government in 1876. As with the ,,Nihon-koto-shi" and the ,,Nihon-shinto-shi", the reader should be able to grasp a coherent picture of the backgrounds and scholastic activities around the Japanese sword at the end of the feudal era. Finally, the time scale must not be overlooked: The ,,Nihon-koto-shi" had to deal with roughly 800 years, from the Nara to the end of the Muromachi period, and the ,,Nihon-shinto-shi" comprised ,,just" about 200 years, whereas the shinshinto era lasted only about a century.

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1291591109

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Japan's Most Important Sword Fittings

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Japan's Most Important Sword Fittings

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This booklet features all 27 sword fittings that are to the present day designated as juyo-bunkazai (Important Cultural Property) and 28 sword fittings that hold the discontinued status of juyo-bijutsuhin (Important Art Work).

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1329394232

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The Japanese toso-kinko Schools

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The Japanese toso-kinko Schools

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This book deals systematically, for the first time in English, with all the Japanese tôsô-kinkô schools and sorted by their production sites such as Kyôto, Edo, Mito, Higo and the like. Comprehensive cross references are given for the origins of the individual schools and the master-student relationship(s) of the individual artists, supported by genealogies for the larger schools. In addition, a detailed introduction of the historical context of the Japanese tôsô-kinkô, the manufacturers of sword fittings, is given at the beginning. Also added is an extensive index containing all the names, first names and pseudonyms of the artists introduced in this publication.

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1291024980

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Koshirae - Japanese Sword Mountings

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Koshirae - Japanese Sword Mountings

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With this publication I try to systematically and comprehensively process the subject of ,,Japanese sword mountings". It was not my goal to depict as many extant interpretations of sword mountings as possible but to deal with their different styles. With this publication the reader will be informed in which way the Japanese swords were mounted over time, the origins of the various styles, what changes they underwent and it will also serve as a reference material to classify extant specimen. In this sense the descriptions were embedded in an explanation of their historical context rather then listing them simply by their interpretation or in alphabetical order. As the main focus lies on ,,koshirae", explanations on the sword fittings - the tosogu - were omitted because their descriptions can be easily found elsewhere. Also, the military mountings - the gunto-koshirae - were left out because there are excellent publications available which deal with them in great detail.

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Nihon-shinto-shi - The History of the shinto Era of Japanese Swords

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Encyclopedia of Japanese Swords (Paperback)

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Encyclopedia of Japanese Swords (Paperback)

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This completely new encyclopedic reference for the Japanese sword contains about 2,500 entries, many of them illustrated by photos and drawings. The Encyclopedia of Japanese Swords is an A-Z general encyclopedia covering each and every part of the sword: the blade, the mountings, the fittings, and all their different interpretations. Further, this encyclopedia also explains the literal or etymological meaning of each Japanese term and provides an even deeper insight into the subject.

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The Japanese toso-kinko Schools

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Index of Japanese Swordsmiths A-M

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Koto-kantei

By: Bernard GALLENT

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Koto-kantei

By: Bernard GALLENT

Eine nicht zu vermeidende Problematik bei allgemeineren Büchern über japanische Schwerter ist ja, dass die Arbeitsweise eines Schmiedes auf die wichtigsten, sich auf seinen meisten Klingen wiederzufindeden Merkmale reduziert werden muss. Hier setzt nun dieses Werk an, dessen Hintergedanke es war, mehr konkret beschriebene Referenzbeispiele bereitzustellen, die noch dazu im Sinne eines kantei, also einer Schwertbegutachtung, abgehandelt werden. Einzigartig ist hier, dass - je nach Klinge mehr oder weniger umfangreich - auch auf frühere Gebote von kantei-Teilnehmer eingangen wird, sprich eigene Ansätze bei der Zuordnung einer Klinge können so ebenfalls nachvollzogen werden. Mit 189 vorgestellten koto-Klingen aus insgesamt 19 Provinzen (inklusive der fünf gokaden) bietet dieser Band ein umfangreiches Referenzwerk.

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Nihon-shinshinto-shi

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Nihon-shinshinto-shi

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Als Abschluss meiner Erweiterung Dr. Honma Junjis Standardwerk ,,Nihon-koto-shi" folgt nun nach dem ,,Nihon-shinto-shi" das ,,Nihon-shinshinto-shi", also die Geschichte der shinshinto-Schwertperiode von ihrem Gründer Suishinshi Masahide bis zum während der Meiji-Zeit verhängten Schwerttrageverbot des Jahres 1876. Gleich der ,,Nihon-koto-shi" und der ,,Nihon-shinto-shi" soll auch hier der Leser wieder ein schlüssiges Bild über die Hintergründe und schulischen Aktivitäten vom Ende des japanischen Schwertes in seinem feudalen Kontext bekommen. Wie schon mit der zunehmenden Urbanisierung der Edo-Zeit erfolgte die Aufarbeitung der shinshinto-Zeit in ähnlicher Weise wie dies schon im Vorgängerwerk ,,Nihon-shinto-shi" der Fall war, und zwar beginnend mit den großen Zentren und im konkreten Fall mit der Wiederbelebung der Schwertschmiedekunst durch Suishinshi Masahide, gefolgt von den einzelnen Provinzen, die wieder anhand ihrer ,,Signifikanz" für die Schwertwelt als auch im Kontext zu einander abgehandelt werden.

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129158420X

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Shinto- & Shinshinto-kantei

By: Giuliano Marchi

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Shinto- & Shinshinto-kantei

By: Giuliano Marchi

Eine nicht zu vermeidende Problematik bei allgemeineren Büchern über japanische Schwerter ist ja, dass die Arbeitsweise eines Schmiedes auf die wichtigsten, sich auf seinen meisten Klingen wiederzufindeden Merkmale reduziert werden muss. Hier setzt nun dieses Werk an, dessen Hintergedanke es war, mehr konkret beschriebene Referenzbeispiele bereitzustellen, die noch dazu im Sinne eines kantei, also einer Schwertbegutachtung, abgehandelt werden. Einzigartig ist hier, dass - je nach Klinge mehr oder weniger umfangreich - auch auf frühere Gebote von kantei-Teilnehmer eingangen wird, sprich eigene Ansätze bei der Zuordnung einer Klinge können so ebenfalls nachvollzogen werden. Mit 169 vorgestellten shinto- und shinshinto-Klingen aus insgesamt 13 Provinzen bietet dieser Band ein umfangreiches Referenzwerk. Die Reihung beginnt für shinto mit Kyoto, Edo und Settsu, und für shinshinto mit Edo.

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Index of Japanese Swordsmiths N-Z

Index of Japanese Swordsmiths N-Z

Nihon-shinto-shi - The History of the shinto Era of Japanese Swords

Nihon-shinto-shi - The History of the shinto Era of Japanese Swords

Swords from the Nihonto-Club Germany 2

Swords from the Nihonto-Club Germany 2

Kantei Supplement 1

Kantei Supplement 1

Nihon-shinshinto-shi - The History of the shinshinto Era of Japanese Swords

Nihon-shinshinto-shi - The History of the shinshinto Era of Japanese Swords

Japan's Most Important Sword Fittings

Japan's Most Important Sword Fittings

The Japanese toso-kinko Schools

The Japanese toso-kinko Schools

Koshirae - Japanese Sword Mountings

Koshirae - Japanese Sword Mountings

Nihon-shinto-shi - The History of the shinto Era of Japanese Swords

Nihon-shinto-shi - The History of the shinto Era of Japanese Swords

Encyclopedia of Japanese Swords (Paperback)

Encyclopedia of Japanese Swords (Paperback)

The Japanese toso-kinko Schools

The Japanese toso-kinko Schools

Index of Japanese Swordsmiths A-M

Index of Japanese Swordsmiths A-M

Koto-kantei

Koto-kantei

Nihon-shinshinto-shi

Nihon-shinshinto-shi

Shinto- & Shinshinto-kantei

Shinto- & Shinshinto-kantei

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