


Bizen Ichimonji: Hanayaka no Nihonto (Colorful Swords of the Bizen Ichimonji School)
2008 by the Sano Museum
159 pages, 10 x 7 1/4" Silk Hardcover
Japanese with an English index
This is the catalog of the well known exhibition that was held
this past year at the Sano Museum in Japan. The exhibition
gathered all of the best known swords from the Kamakura
Ichimonji school in Japan. Many of the swords are pictured with
very early ubu sword fittings. This book is a must have for
sword or fittings enthusiasts alike. 159 high
quality glossy pages with a large oshigata, sword or sword
fittings photo on each page. There is an English index in the
back which explains signature, period and province.
$85