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Kodansha International, 1983. Book Hardcover. Near Fine.
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- Title Japanese Sword
- Author Kanzan Sato
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- ISBN 9784770010551
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Japanese Sword
by Kanzan Sato
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The Japanese Sword
by Sato, Kanzan; Earle, Joe (Translated by)
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Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International; Shibundo, 1983. 210 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Translation of: Token. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "The Japanese sword combines unbreakability, rigidity, and lethal cutting power, and it is in the resolution of these conflicting practical requirements that it emerges as a triumph of the forger's art. The mystique of the sword lingers on in our age of mechanized combat, but the aesthetic qualities for which swords are most valued by collectors today-the liveliness of the metal 'skin,' the confidence in every aspect of the design, the scrolling temper-line, the almost buoyant lightness of the hilt when the blade is held in the hand-all derive from what the Japanese sword demanded as a symbol of strength and as a weapon. As an instrument of clear persuasion, no other blade anywhere has ever been its equal. This volume, containing color and black-and-white plates, has been prepared as…
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The Japanese Sword
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Shibundo Pubblishing Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. Third Printing. Hardcover. 4770010559 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 210 pages .
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The Japanese Sword (Japanese Arts Library 12)
by Sato kanzan
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Kodansha, 1986. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition.
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