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Aperçus sur les connaissances et la culture du sabre japonais
A detailed exploration of fuchigashira craftsmen, specialist artisans who create the handle fittings (fuchi: the pommel collar, kashira: the pommel cap) for Japanese swords. Covers materials, carving techniques, and the distinctive styles of Edo-period schools including the Goto school, Nara school, and Higo metalworkers.
An exploration of how the Hogen Rebellion (1156) and Heiji Rebellion (1159) shaped Japanese sword culture and the rise of the warrior class. Covers blade forms of the late Heian period, documented swords of the participants, and how warrior sword culture began to influence court society.
An explanation of the history, form, and transmission of the famous blade "Kogarasumaru" crafted in the early Heian period. Explores its unique blade structure as an intermediate form between double-edged (morohashira) and single-edged (kataha) designs, its lineage as a transmitted treasure of the Kanmu Heishi clan, its current location at the Imperial Household Agency's Sanomaru Shozo-kan, its cultural heritage value, and its crucial position in the history of Japanese blade formation.
A technical deep dive into the mekugi-ana (peg hole) drilling process on the nakago (tang) of Japanese swords. Covers positioning, drilling tools, hole shapes, the meaning of multiple holes, and how nakago finishing details including yasuri-me file marks and machi cutouts inform blade function, authentication, and provenance research.
Explains the morphological characteristics and battlefield deployment of large odachi and nodachi created during the Nanboku-chō upheaval. Also introduces existing cultural properties and key authentication points.
A detailed look at how consignment sales work in the Japanese sword market. Covers the commission structure, advantages and risks for both dealers and sword owners, and practical knowledge that consignors need before entrusting their swords to dealers.
Explains the relationship between the number of folding cycles and steel's layered structure and carbon distribution. Scientifically examines the risk of brittleness from over-forging and the mechanism of "skin" pattern formation in sword steel.
An explanation of the techniques, processes, and material selection of the shirasaya maker who specializes in creating white scabbards essential to sword conservation. Also addresses succession issues and the role in cultural property restoration.
Counterfeit registration certificates persist in Japanese sword circulation. This article explains the modern authentication system involving industry organizations, appraisal agencies, and police, and its limitations.
An explanation of the samurai daishō system and the social role of the wakizashi. Systematically introduces classification by blade length, characteristics of construction, and evaluation in the modern collector's market.
This article examines the Dotanuki, a heavy sword designed for cutting through armor in the late Muromachi and Warring States periods.
An exploration of Gassan Sadatoshi, the leading modern practitioner of the ancient Gassan school of swordsmithing. Covers the lineage of Gassan bladesmithing from the Heian period, the distinctive ayasugi-hada (waving wood-grain) technique, and how Gassan Sadatoshi carries this tradition forward in contemporary Japan.
