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